With the Nos. 14 and 19 overall picks in the first round of Friday’s NHL draft, the Flyers are in an advantageous position.
The extra pick gives them flexibility to make a deal and move up or down in the draft, depending on what they deem as the best-case scenario for the club.
As it stands, the Flyers have nine picks in the seven-round draft. Expect some of them to be centers.
“You can never have enough,” general manager Ron Hextall said last week.
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The Flyers could trade up to take a top center or right-handed defenseman, or they might trade down for extra picks because they believe there’s a lot of parity after the first dozen selections or so.