Ryan Gilbert of Philadelphia Hockey Now: The Philadelphia Flyers hold the No. 13 pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The Flyers weren’t able to address their needs offseason last year. Will they be able to do so this offseason?
The Flyers are in win-now mode and they should be looking to trade their first-round pick. They need a top-four defenseman and it doesn’t have to be a top pairing guy. The free agent may not have want they need, so GM Chuck Fletcher will need to go the trade route.
During this past season, there was speculation that the Flyers and Nashville Predators held some trade talks potentially involving defensemen Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis.