Works hard to get underneath DLs and win the leverage game. He tends to get stuck at the stem and needs to do a better job of breaking his feet down in space. Wins are awesome. In addition to center, there is a pretty large gap on the right side of the blue line. Charlie O'Connor is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Philadelphia Flyers. 69 in the third round, No. Their first pick, Jordan Addison out of USC, is a perfect complement to the other wideouts currently on the roster. 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But you draft him because he's an elite cover player who fills an immediate need. While a team that finished in next to last place in their division obviously has several holes in the lineup, there are two positions that this team really, really needs to focus on. HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czechoslovakia Jr.), TJ Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia). Thank God! This is way too early. (Pete Prisco), Worst pick (D): RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama (Round 1, Pick 12). 5 overall pick in this year's draft, which takes place over the next two days at Montreal's Bell Centre. Just spitballing here: the Flyers' 2023 pick plus Cutter Gauthier plus their 2024 first-round pick plus another first-round pick as a starting point to even get the other team's attention. Tippett and York are the only other players I could plausibly see bringing back a first. Best pick (A-): WR Rashee Rice, SMU (Round 2, Pick 55), Rice is a perimeter stud who can win in contested-catch scenarios and dominates with authoritative yards-after-the-catch ability. Joel Farabee (2018, first round) Unless one of the other members of the Flyers' 2018 draft class takes a major. He took a big step forward in 2022-23 and absolutely deserves to stick around, but I still wonder about his fit on a Cup contender, and whether hell ever score enough to be anything more than a middle-of-the-road 3C for a club with designs on a title. He's a power player who can hold up against the run, but I think he will be a better pass rusher than people expect. And one star even a superstar just isnt going to cut it in todays NHL if the goal is to win the Stanley Cup. An outside sniper who could score on the power play is something that has been missing from this team for years. Hands are concern. The 2023 NFL Draft is officially in the books, and there is plenty to break down. (Pete Prisco), Worst pick (D+): OT Tyler Steen, Alabama (Round 3, Pick 65), A widely-liked prospect I never understood. Gumby-like around the corner. I think one could argue that Isaac Ratcliffe, German Rubtsov and Nicolas Aub-Kubel fall into this bucket. As of the completion of the 202223 season, 219 Flyers draft picks have appeared in at least one NHL game. Routinely plucks the ball at its highest point. Best pick (A): EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech (Round 1, Pick 7), I love this pick, one of the best of the day. Older and minimal YAC capabilities. Liverpool and Spurs are at the crossroads. If the Flyers were to go with a bridge deal this summer on Cates think a one- or two-year contract theyll almost certainly get a massive bargain. at In his first three seasons in Philadelphia, he showed promise with his scoring touch, but he was young. Projecting the Flyers' lottery odds and what it could mean for the Draft (Chris Trapasso), Most interesting pick (C): QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia (Round 4, Pick 128). And then, the NHL coaching staff failed miserably in getting him back on track in 2020-21 when his play and discipline dipped. The Carlson family comes back for revenge on the NFC North. The most recent example of a team receiving a compensation pick for not signing a former first-round pick is with the Minnesota Wild as they did not sign defenseman Filip Johansson and received the 56th overall pick just last year. So back to his contract. Duggan fell further than many anticipated. (Chris Trapasso), Worst pick (C): DL Travis Bell, Kennesaw State (Round 7, Pick 218), Classic small-school undersized three-technique rusher who tested his way into the draft. Maybe he wont make it, but I do wonder had the Flyers not been insistent upon remaking him into a fourth-line checker in the AHL if his career trajectory would have been far different. 165 in the sixth round, and No. Oskars Bartulis was selected by Philadelphia in the third round at the 2005 draft. My assumption is that theyre hanging up the phone before a conversation can get started on principle alone. Yes, Noah Cates is good, but he is not going to dominate a game. The first round is Thursday (7 p.m. ET/ESPN), while Rounds 2-7 follow Friday (11 a.m. ET/NHL Network). If an NHL team does not sign their first-round pick by the time the draft rights expire, they will receive a second-round pick in the same spot as the pick that they drafted player in the first. Natural in that regard. Fun pick with major upside. It would take something of a perfect storm of player valuation on the part of two separate clubs for it to happen. Grade: A+. Balance is unreal. How could you not be interested in the third-round quarterback selection? After Forsberg, the Flyers drafted Ryan Sittler. Height and weight be damned, Vaughn is quick and has good vision. Just spitballing here: the Flyers 2023 pick plus Cutter Gauthier plus their 2024 first-round pick plus another first-round pick as a starting point to even get the other teams attention.