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What's Next for Philadelphia Flyers After Jakub Voracek Extension?

The Philadelphia Flyers took care of business by inking top winger Jakub Voracek to an eight-year contract extension worth $66 million on Thursday, and it was a fiscally sane transaction from a team with a history of spending money on the wrong players.

Breaking: The #Flyers have agreed to terms with RW Jake Voracek on a multi-year contract extension → http://t.co/z4FABBtNGP

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) July 30, 2015

The team announced the deal on Twitter, and it was confirmed by former beat writer and current TSN reporter Frank Seravalli that Voracek will carry a $8.