It might be just a tad bit early to look ahead to the 2025 offseason, but there are some big restricted free agent (RFA) contracts for the Philadelphia Flyers coming up. Let’s predict those deals now, just to see what the team might be working with cap-wise.
For full transparency, I did this last season, too, with mixed results on some of the projections (and the rationale). Among the four players who actually signed extensions, they got $11.3 million in total average annual value (AAV)—I projected them at $11.45 million. I was a bit low on the years for Owen Tippett, but the AAV was close to perfect. I’ll do my best to be even more accurate this time.
Cam York
Following a two-year bridge deal in the 2023 offseason, it’s safe to say that Cam York is looking to get paid. The 23-year-old defender has arguably been the Flyers’ best for the past two seasons—we can assume he will remain in this conversation for a third.
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While York’s teammates voted him as the Flyers’ most improved player for their 2023-24 campaign, I personally disagree with them. His magnum opus, in my eyes, was his showing in 2022-23. Albeit in an easier role, he was just as good defensively as he was last season—which is what mainly stood out—but the offense was a night-and-day difference.
Two seasons ago, York showed the offensive upside that he was drafted for. He took more risks, was significantly more dangerous with the puck, and generated more scoring chances as a result. Responsible enough defensively to still have that side of his game be a strength, he was exceptional. He limited himself offensively in a top-line role for the Flyers in his latest outing, but that might just be him figuring out what it takes to play those kinds of minutes.
My money would personally go to York improving in 2024-25 with this considered. Based on that, I think he’ll get paid pretty nicely. For some reason, there are certain defensemen who don’t get paid as much as they should—see Gustav Forsling of the Florida Panthers. My guess is that York will look for a long-term deal, which should be anywhere between six and eight years. I’ll settle in the middle at seven years and place the AAV at $7 million for $49 million total. Considering Travis Sanheim got $6.25 million AAV over eight years in 2022, that’s a somewhat fair price.
Morgan Frost
Now, I personally believe the writing is on the wall for Morgan Frost. Though I like…
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