Olle Lycksell was one of many fringe players to leave the Flyers this summer. (Photo: Eric Hartline, Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/2d0f15ab-c53b-49b2-aeb4-1e66763abbe1.jpeg] Olle Lycksell was one of many fringe players to leave the Flyers this summer. (Photo: Eric Hartline, Imagn Images) Between their additions and subtractions, the Philadelphia Flyers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers] have been well-represented in NHL free agency this year. Big money additions like Christian Dvorak and Dan Vladar [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/flyers-get-their-goalie-sign-dan-vladar-in-free-agency] should help the Flyers improve in the short term, while defensemen Noah Juulsen and Dennis Gilbert will serve the purpose of ensuring there is competition for the team's young blueliners. But, what about the subtractions? Arguably the biggest loss so far has been winger Jakob Pelletier [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/flyers-letting-jakob-pelletier-go-was-a-clear-mistake], who was controversially not tendered a qualifying offer, only to accept a three-year, $2.23 million contract with Tampa Bay merely hours into Day 2 of free agency. Acquired by the Flyers in the Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee trade with Calgary, Pelletier now figures to assume a bottom-six role for the Lightning next season, replacing former Flyer Cam Atkinson. Also leaving the Flyers organization is former prospect Olle Lycksell, who could never quite grab ahold of an NHL roster spot permanently. NHL Free Agency: Flyers Won and Lost on Day 1 [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/5a8cab57-3322-487d-93a2-3e06e4183628.webp] NHL Free Agency: Flyers Won and Lost on Day 1 The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> were the one team that won as much as it lost on Day 1 of NHL Free Agency. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/nhl-free-agency-flyers-won-and-lost-on-day-1] After 44 points in 43 AHL games this season, Lycksell has latched on with the Ottawa Senators, taking a one-year, two-way contract worth league minimum ($775k). Former Flyers defenseman Ronnie Attard, who was traded to Edmonton for Ben Gleason in November, signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche for league minimum as well. Speaking of Gleason, he ($800k), and AHL teammate and former Flyers goalie Cal Petersen ($775k) landed cheap one-year deals with the Minnesota Wild organization. Ditto for ex-Flyers forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Louie Belpedio, who was actually quite decent in limited action for the Flyers two seasons ago, has ultimately left the organization [https://puckpedia.com/team/philadelphia-flyers], getting some security with a two-year, league minimum deal with the Metropolitan Division rival Washington Capitals. It would have been good for Belpedio to stick around with the Flyers organization longer, but the 29-year-old is ultimately making way for prospects like Oliver Bonk [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/flyers-prospects-will-start-pro-careers-as-winners-after-claiming-elusive-memorial-cup] and, eventually, Spencer Gill in the AHL. Among the former Flyers sticking with their current teams, Nick Cousins and Hayden Hodgson have both re-upped with the Senators, with the former landing a one-year deal and the latter two. Flyers' Porter Martone Sets Sights on Early NHL Debut [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/3a908696-b0b3-406c-b976-8f8ddd6d85a9.webp] Flyers' Porter Martone Sets Sights on Early NHL Debut Just one day into on-ice activities at development camp, the hype around top <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> prospect Porter Martone is already growing. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/flyers-porter-martone-sets-sights-on-early-nhl-debut] Oh, and Claude Giroux [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/potential-claude-giroux-flyers-reunion-put-on-hold-for-1-more-year] will be joining them and Lycksell in Ottawa for another year, too. After receiving his qualifying offer, Frost will be with the Flames a little longer, signing a two-year, $8.75 million contract with a $4.375 million annual cap hit. Columbus defenseman Ivan Provorov [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/ex-flyers-defenseman-ivan-provorov-signs-absurd-contract-ahead-of-nhl-free-agency] ended up setting the free agent market ablaze with his eye-watering seven-year contract extension that carries an annual cap hit of $8.5 million, and he's not even their No. 1 defender. That's Zach Werenski. Although the Flyers did land Vladar, it would have been nice to see Alex Lyon [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/nhl-free-agency-flyers-best-goalie-options-include-an-old-friend] return to Philly; the formerly undrafted netminder landed a two-year deal worth $3 million with Buffalo, with his $1.5 million cap hit coming in at less than half of Vladar's $3.275 million. James van Riemsdyk, still kicking it at age 36, signed a one-year deal with the bumbling Detroit Red Wings for $1 million. And, because so many were asking and wondering, Tony DeAngelo is, in fact, sticking around in the NHL after a strange and brief KHL stint last season. The enigmatic rearguard will remain in the division for the Flyers to face on a one-year, $1.75 million pact with the New York Islanders. The Flyers won't be missing too many of these players now, no, but Lyon and Giroux would have been fun stories, especially given the team's positional needs. Better luck next time?
