Throughout the next few weeks, Chuck Fletcher will comb through the individual Philadelphia Flyers player contracts. Of the five Flyers unrestricted free agents before the 2020-2021 season, three players are on the hot seat in Philadelphia. Four of the five free agents are on a one-year lease with the Flyers organization. In releasing these three players, Philadelphia can immediately free $5.5mil off their books.
Nate Thompson
He’ll be 36-years-old when the 2020-2021 regular season begins. Time is not his side, and either was speed against the problematic opponents in the Eastern Conference. Against the New York Islanders, Nate Thompson had a plus-minus of -1 and no points.