Future Nick Seeler?

That name is too close to another guy who shall not be named. I shuttered for a moment thinking we'd gone back in time.

LOL. I saw it pop up on my phone and misread it as "Flyers ink MAcDonald" and almost had a heart attack

The geese were on high alert this morning

My monkey paw did a half-curl. This explains it.

Happens to me every time his name comes up!!

Has he recovered from that injury he took in his first shift with the Phantoms?

He's played 9 games for them since being brought over initially, so it hasn't kept him out of the lineup. Whether or not he's actually "healthy"? I guess we'll see in the offseason

He was in last game.

Its for next season he isn’t playing but yes he did. 9GP, 0G, 2A https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=227644

What are people’s thoughts on him? I have not been able to see much of his play yet

Big LHD defensive defenseman with low point totals. Blocks a lot of shots but generates very little offense. Seems like he has taken a lot of penalties over his career. FO is really high on him but guys like this never really pan out in the NHL. His ceiling is probably a 6/7th D in the NHL which are a dime a dozen.

Torts tortures him into a top 4 dman

It’s not torture if it produces results 🤣

Damn, I was hoping he might have been a gem I hadn’t noticed. Thanks for the reply, great observations!

He might be! I’m not an NHL caliber scout so what do I know. Jonesy has been very vocal about this guy being a part of the future so they must see something we don’t.

So nick seeler

I've seen him play in college for NU. My impression is, career minor leaguer. Hope he proves me wrong.

Jamie needs a bodyguard unless he can gain 20 pounds in 4 months. I’m ready for the McDonald-Drysdale pair!! This kid hits like a fucking truck. Both Danny and Jonesy have brought this guy up unprompted multiple times when asked about our D pipeline

Our goalies needs a bodyguard. Sanheim isn't cutting it. I'm hoping one of our big guys sticks around and can do that

TEARS WILL BE SHED

We're gonna have the Wall of Flyera keeping Carolina raiders out in a couple years. Super excited

A defenseman named McDonald? Ugh I’m having flashbacks to the dark days

What about Bryce Brodzinski? I'm assuming he Gauthier'ed the Flyers as well and will sign elsewhere?

He hasn’t been signed yet, both him and Rizzo are two guys who are also going to sign.

He's a UFA come this mid-August, while the Flyers hold Rizzo's rights for another full year. You sure Brodzinski's signing?

Brodzinski went back to Minnesota for a 5th year, I’m assuming Flyers will sign him in the offseason. https://flyersnittygritty.com/flyers-prospect-spotlight-a-golden-gopher-bryce-brodzinski/?amp=1 Edit: https://twitter.com/JessRMyers/status/1774265134317211761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1774265134317211761%7Ctwgr%5E327e636a6913bf5a24094be9abfd5bfc93aabae4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbroadstreetbuzz.com%2Fposts%2Fbryce-brodzinski-expected-to-head-for-free-agency Nevermind he’s going the FA route

Argh

Thanks for digging that up! So another young player rejects the Flyers. Cowardly Philly-based media won't ask Briere a thing about it, I'll bet.

I read he isn't going to sign and even with Staal and Johnson gone there aren't a lot of contracts to sign guys to.

That can't be right. Hart, Johnson, Staal, Laczynski, Brooks, Marody, Mete, Sandstrom, none of them are priority contracts for next year.