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Breaking down the salary cap situation of the Flyers

May 31, 2024

Nov 19, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Cam Atkinson (89) knocks the pucks onto the ice with his stick for warmups against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

When the invaluable public salary cap tracking website CapFriendly made its annual update, officially changing the default cap tracker from a projection of the just-concluded 2022-23 NHL season to the looming 2023-24 campaign, eagle-eyed Philadelphia Flyers fans made a quick -- and concerning -- observation.
No NHL team, at least at first glance, has more cap charges on their books for 2023-24 than their Flyers.

Unsurprisingly, panic and outrage ensued.
The Flyers, after all, are supposed to be in the midst of a rebuild. Yet somehow, they were right back in "salary cap hell," with just $503,572 available to spend with four more roster spots to fill.
So are the Flyers truly slammed up agains...

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