Remember when the problem was “too many” centers? What a time. Now, ever since the Brayden Schenn trade in the Summer of 2017, the Flyers’ second line center has either been Valtteri Filppula, Nolan Patrick, or Claude Giroux; a past-his-prime Corsi drag, an underwhelming (so far, stop booing me) high draft pick, and a star player who both prefers to play - and is more effective at - wing nowadays. A trio that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, and, unless you’re content with betting on Patrick again, the 2C spot looks to be the biggest hole in the lineup for Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher to address this offseason.
Flyers offseason free agent targets: A top-six center
