One name that has been thrown around in recent weeks is Scott Laughton, a physical forward for the Philadelphia Flyers who was getting closer to free agency. As it turns out, free agency will have to wait. Laughton has signed a five-year extension with the Flyers which will carry an average annual value of $3MM.
Laughton, 26, hasn’t ever been a huge offensive producer, but there’s a lot of other positives in his game. Able to capably play the center position and line up against the other team’s best, he brings size, speed and physicality to the ice every night. In 38 games this season he has seven goals and 17 points, while recording 99 hits and averaging more than 15 minutes a night.
There was some speculation that Laughton might even bring a first-round pick back to Philadelphia if he were traded today, as the interest was high from around the league. Whether a pick that high was ever actually offered isn’t at all clear, but it won’t matter anyway as Laughton is staying in Philadelphia for another huge chunk of his career.
At just $3MM, he can fit into the bottom-six without impacting the salary cap negatively for Philadelphia and continue to anchor the team’s penalty kill. Getting fie years is a huge win for Laughton, who will now be under contract through his age-31 season.
Helluva deal for both parties.
ayy there we go. clutch as heck he is.
Who do you think gets protected from Seattle?
Giroux, Voracek, Hayes, Couts, JVR, Laughton
Do Konecny and Farrabee need to be protected?
Farabee does not need to be protected. Giroux and Hayes are forced to be protected with NMCs. I’ll make a list of how it could go:
Exempt:
Farabee, Frost, York, Forester
Protected Forwards:
Giroux, Hayes, Couts, Konecny, Lindbloom, Vorecek, Laughton
Protected Defense:
Provorov, Myers, Sanheim
Protected Goalie:
Hart
Interesting Exposed Players:
JVR, Patrick, Gostisbehere
Honestly, I wonder if Patrick gets traded in the offseason with all the reports from NBC Philly today so they don’t lose him for nothing.
No need to protect Voracek, no team is taking on that cap hit for three years in his thirties.
So Seattle taking jvr or vorecek then
He isn’t a problem for the Flyers. Now as far as the rest of the roster….
Why bother to protect Voracek? Adios Jakub!