The Fan Blog : Eklund on Flyers: Kolosov sent to Lehigh

When you're supposedly in a rebuild but your top three prospects are projected to be a "3-5 defenseman" and a "middle-sixer" and a "top-six D":

https://www.nytimes.com/a...-prospects-rankings-2025/

Finally Briere grew some cojones.

Finally Briere grew some cojones.
- mickel25

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- mikeyo27

Sent Kolosov down.

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Rangers have been playing better, steam roller the Sens, could the wheels come off for the Flyers tonight? You can only play this hard for so long, am I right ?

When you're supposedly in a rebuild but your top three prospects are projected to be a "3-5 defenseman" and a "middle-sixer" and a "top-six D":

https://www.nytimes.com/a...-prospects-rankings-2025/




- Tomahawk

And 2 points out of the wild card. Mediocrities dream scenario.

When you're supposedly in a rebuild but your top three prospects are projected to be a "3-5 defenseman" and a "middle-sixer" and a "top-six D":
- Tomahawk

So let me understand this. In your delusional world, rebuilding a hockey organization takes less than 2 years? Please already .. just stop the nonsense!

And 2 points out of the wild card. Mediocrities dream scenario.
- mickel25

Get used to it, the Flyers are going to make the playoffs this season. There will be no tanking.

Finally Briere grew some cojones.
- mickel25

Yes! This needed to happen. Happy to see Richard back up here, he was doing well for the Flyers before he got sent down and then got hurt.

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Rangers have been playing better, steam roller the Sens, could the wheels come off for the Flyers tonight? You can only play this hard for so long, am I right ?
- wcorvette

No you're not right. The Flyers play hard, that's what professional atheletes on professional teams do. So does every other team. The Flyers play with a specific structure, and there is no reason why they can't continue to play that way for as long as it takes.

Get used to it, the Flyers are going to make the playoffs this season. There will be no tanking.
- jd250

JD250's dream scenario.

So let me understand this. In your delusional world, rebuilding a hockey organization takes less than 2 years? Please already .. just stop the nonsense!
- jd250

How long has Flahr been employed and running the draft?

Get used to it, the Flyers are going to make the playoffs this season. There will be no tanking.
- jd250

Correct. What is the actual plan? They are not rebuilding. They are not making any impulse moves to try to make the playoffs. They are not making any moves to bring in young players to help now and in the future.

What are they doing? Break it down for me what the plan is to actually compete for a cup. Do you have a date on when you think this may happen?

They will not make the playoffs.

How long has Flahr been employed and running the draft?
- furio16

Since 2019 when Fletcher was hired, and he and his staff has done a good job IMO.

JD250's dream scenario.
- mickel25

Not my dream scenario at all. I am all for tanking if, IF, there is group of players at the top of the draft worth tanking for. The 2015 draft was such a draft, so was the 2023 draft. Not every draft class is worth tanking for. This 2025 class is not worth tanking for.

Since 2019 when Fletcher was hired, and he and his staff has done a good job IMO.
- jd250

Done a good job based on what? The prospect pool is shallow. Nothing elite at the top.

That doesn't scream good job to me. Still have to let it play out though not all that impressed so far.

Not my dream scenario at all. I am all for tanking if, IF, there is group of players at the top of the draft worth tanking for. The 2015 draft was such a draft, so was the 2023 draft. Not every draft class is worth tanking for. This 2025 class is not worth tanking for.
- jd250

Wasn't this the draft that was going to alter the franchise? The draft the GM and POHO were looikng forward to for a long time.