According to Charlie O’Connor of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Flyers’ lost their exclusive negotiation rights with prospect Wyatt Kalynuk on Thursday. The 23-year-old left-handed defenseman had recently completed his third season at the University of Wisconsin and his first as the Badgers’ captain.
Kalynuk is a 23-year-old defenseman the Flyers took 196th overall in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft. After he posted back-to-back 25-point campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19 (three goals and 22 assists in 2017-18, 9 goals and 16 assists in 2018-19), the Manitoba native potted seven goals and provided 21 helpers in 36 games in his first and lone season as the club’s captain.