Although he’s not happy with his team’s early playoff exit, club president Paul Holmgren thinks the Flyers are on track to be a Stanley Cup contender, and he made it clear in an interview Tuesday that he is on board with any offseason decision made by his general manager, Ron Hextall.
Holmgren said Hextall will have “free rein” to sign free agents if he thinks they will bolster the team.
The salary cap is expected to climb from $75 million to the $80 million range this summer. If it does, the Flyers could have around $25.5 million of available space if they buy out forward Jori Lehtera.