Flyers Add Tyson Foerster With Pick 23

Tyson Foerster, Barrie Colts (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

Flyers Snatch Forward Foerster at pick Twenty-Three

You knew the 2020 NHL Draft was underway when Gary Bettman emerged from his swampy hole in Secaucus, New Jersey. With trade rumors swirling, the Flyers started the night with the 23rd pick in the first round. There was speculation that the pick would be moved as part of a package to land star winger Patrik Laine from the Winnipeg Jets.

But there was not much in the way of wheeling and dealing as the first nineteen picks stayed with their teams. Calgary broke the ice, trading 19 to the Rangers for pick 22 and pick 72. The Rangers used the pick to draft defensemen Braden…