As if the Philadelphia Flyers have enough to worry about with this quasi trainwreck of a season, they have some substantial contracts to hand out in the near future.
Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier, their top two forwards — argue amongst yourselves about that statement — are set to be unrestricted free agents after next season and the latter will surely get a massive pay raise after taking a team-friendly deal through the prime of his career.
On the other side of this two-headed negotiation, Giroux has been carrying the burden of being a member of the Flyers for 14 years now and wants to stick around until he’s ready to call it a career.