Three pending free agents the Flyers should release

Throughout the next few weeks, Chuck Fletcher will comb through the individual Philadelphia Flyers player contracts. Of the five Flyers unrestricted free agents before the 2020-2021 season, three players are on the hot seat in Philadelphia. Four of the five free agents are on a one-year lease with the Flyers organization. In releasing these three players, Philadelphia can immediately free $5.5mil off their books.

Nate Thompson

He’ll be 36-years-old when the 2020-2021 regular season begins. Time is not his side, and either was speed against the problematic opponents in the Eastern Conference. Against the New York Islanders, Nate Thompson had a plus-minus of -1 and no points. He did excel at…