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PHLY’s Top 20 Philadelphia Flyers prospects list — Winter 2026 edition

Charlie O'Connor
Charlie O'Connor
February 17, 2026
PHLY’s Top 20 Philadelphia Flyers prospects list — Winter 2026 edition
Wisconsin defenseman Aiden Dubinsky (28) sees his broken stick and the puck at his feet after blocking a shot by Michigan State forward Porter Martone (22) in the second period of a game Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Matthew Plishka

Matthew Plishka

February 17, 2026

Phenomenal as always. Thanks guys!

Randy

Randy

February 17, 2026

Aside from the top 2, maybe 3, prospects, this is just depressing. A list filled with bottom half of the lineup players, at best. No hope of a 1C or 1D anywhere in sight, and how do you put together a package of bottom half guys to trade for one or both of those? Going back to bed, pulling pillow over head.

Michael Matteo

Michael Matteo

February 17, 2026

Great work guys. Disappointing to have such an average prospect pool when we have been mediocre for so long.

Jonathan Riendeau

Jonathan Riendeau

February 17, 2026

Looking forward to reading on my lunch break

Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

February 17, 2026

Charlie, your opinion, please, other than Porter Martone, do the Flyers have high end prospects in the pipeline? My opinion is no as I do not view players who will simply one day play in the NHL to be high end.

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Charlie O'Connor

Charlie O'Connor

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February 17, 2026

Zavragin absolutely has that upside.

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Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

February 17, 2026

I can’t argue there, Charlie. I keep forgetting that Zavragin’s upside is definitely high end.

Vincent Lucchesi

Vincent Lucchesi

February 17, 2026

Yikes. Whole lot of if everything hits they can be a bottom 6er or pair guy.

Jerrold Elkin

Jerrold Elkin

February 17, 2026

Concur with the previous observations, including thanks for the authors’ outstanding efforts. As a Flyers fan since their inception and therefore possessing a finite time horizon for their turnaround, this array of “talent” – in concert with the franchise’s alienation of Gauthier (or so I presume) – casts strong doubt on the judgment of the Briere, Jones and Flahr triumvirate, beginning with the retention of Flahr from the disastrous Fletcher regime.

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merchant

merchant

February 20, 2026

At some point, Flahr’s job has to be in jeopardy, right?

guadzilla

guadzilla

February 17, 2026

The Flyers have been very good when it comes to FA signings and trades – a lot of unheralded pickups have worked out very well for them, from Sean Walker to Vladar, Zegras and Dvorak.

But of all the picks outside the top 10 in round 1 and in round 2, they seem to have focused on a safe floor rather than a high ceiling. Maybe one of Nesbitt/Luchanko/all the 2nd round picks from last year will develop into top line/pairing material, but based on this evaluation, that doesnt seem too likely.

Thomas Fisher

Thomas Fisher

February 17, 2026

JFYI – Amico’s stats need to corrected (looks like Knuble’s stats were duplicated). I was about to be shocked if he was playing near a PPG pace.

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Charlie O'Connor

Charlie O'Connor

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February 17, 2026

Fixed!

Michael Curran

Michael Curran

February 17, 2026

Stanley Cup contention appears to be farther away then we hoped.

Ira Smith

Ira Smith

February 17, 2026

What a depressing list of prospects. Zero stars . Only future star we ever had didn’t want to play in Philly.

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Charlie O'Connor

Charlie O'Connor

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February 17, 2026

This is pretty overdramatic. And incorrect. Porter Martone at the very least is equal to Cutter Gauthier in terms of how they are/were viewed as prospects.

Bradford Boston

Bradford Boston

February 17, 2026

where’s Murchison?

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Charlie O'Connor

Charlie O'Connor

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February 17, 2026

Just missed.

Bob MCH

Bob MCH

February 18, 2026

Martone, a 1-W, Zavragin a possible 1-G, and then nothing, a bunch of 3rd liners. Brutal prospect pipeline. It may soon be time to find a new GM and to move on from Flahr. No 1-C in the group, no 1-D in the group. Not even close. Not even 2-C, 2-G, or 2-D. Brutal.

Warren Broudy

Warren Broudy

February 19, 2026

I find it strange that Murchison isn’t high on this list ?

David LaVeck

David LaVeck

February 22, 2026

Great analysis and details on these top 20 prospects, Charlie & Alex! The top 10 prospects are especially intriguing! Martone seems like a lock for the Flyers next season and Barkey is already there. Can’t wait for our Russian goalie in a few seasons!

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