Flyers Rookie Camp Roster Released

Among those there are 5 2010 draft picks including
Michael Chaput - 3rd rounder, two way forward.
Tye McGinn - 4th rounder led Gatineau in scoring in '09-'10.
Nick Luukko - 6th rounder and Peter Luukko's kid.

12 are on a tryout base including:
Bryan Flinn - who was 2nd in scoring for University of Maine behind Gustav Nyquist, a Red Wings prospect.
Chris Rawlings - a 6'5" goalie playing in NorthEastern where he posted a 2.83 GAA on a under .500 (winning percentage) team.

6 goalies have been invited including:
Sergei Bobrovsky - who signed in May and was stellar in the KHL.
Nicola Riopel - who won the QMJHL's player of the year in '09.

Those who won't be there include:
Joacim Eriksson - who shot up the radar playing in the Swedish Elite League, not participating because he wants to commit to his club team.

Full List of Flyer Invitees

Leighton Re-Signs

Back in December the flyers didn't think when they picked up Michael Leighton that he would be a crutial part in their run to the Finals. Today the Flyers signed the 29 year old to a 2 year deal.

This deal gives Leighton a shot to grow as a goaltender and get comfortable in one place for the 1st time in his career. The deal is worth $3.1M over the course of 2 years, meaning a 1.5M cap hit each year.

Leighton ended off with a 2.83 GAA and a .905 SV% in 34 games where he also picked up 17 wins and 1 shutout. Michael Leighton's best play may have came when he was thrown into the fire down 3 games to 1 versus Boston, he posted a GAA of 2.46 and a .916 SV% in 14 games where he posted 3 shutouts.

With this signing Philadelphia will go into tomorrow with some different thoughts. Turco and Nabokov both couldn't be signed and neither could Hamhuis. The Flyers may see their goaltending as being okay, and look toward the blueliners or offenders.

Nabokov, Turco, Leighton?

Yesterday Dan Ellis was grabbed by the Montreal Canadiens from the Predators, barring if he signs, the Flyers are out of another potential goalie. With reported troubles reaching an agreement with Turco or Nabokov the Flyers need to move quick.

Who's out there? Well not including Nabokov and Turco that Flyers can look to Michael Leighton. Most Philly fans see this as a last resort after his terrible performance in the Finals. However Holmgren expressed earlier this week that the club is optimistic that Leighton will be re-signed.

Leighton doesn't get enough praise for the job he had done. Coming in off of waivers and guiding the Flyers to a playoff spot. Many times players said that Leighton was the best player on the ice and kept them in games.

the 29 year old could shake the ghouls out of his closet and reclaim his place as the Flyers starting goalie if he's willing to sign for cheap. If Leighton re-signs, he will most likely sign for around $1M and compete with Johan Backlund and maybe a free agent for the Starting job.

Burning Up the QMJHL: Tye McGinn

Don't worry Flyers nation he is not Teddy Ginn Jr.'s irish cousin, so no disapointments. Tye McGinn was taken 119th pick overall in the 4th round by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tye has played 2 season with the Gatineau Flames of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League talling 35 gaols and 57 assists in 98 games. Last season average better than a point per game with 62 points in 50 games.

McGinn has great size for a winger at 6'2" and plays a good offensive game with a bit of an edge as he's put up 75 penalty minutes in 2 seasons. McGinn also is a gifted passer, like former Gatineau Flame Claude Giroux, Tye tied the Flames record for most assists in a game with 5.

Got this video of McGinn fighting via PhilaBright

Flyers Contract Updates

With the Nhl's Free Agency period coming up soon the Flyers have some work to do. Powe, Leighton and Coburn still unsigned to name a few. Homer has to focus on some of these players while multitasking on Trades, Signings,and Nabi.

Darroll Powe is set to be an RFA so the Flyers have some time. Power played pivotal penalty kill roles as well as added a scoring potential when paired with Giroux and Asham or JVR. He made 0.5M this past year and will most likely want around the 1-2M range. Jon Kalinski could be a possible replacement.

Michael Leighton is set to be a Unrestricted Free Agent July 1st. Holmgren said recently that he is optimistic that the Flyers and Leighton can reach a deal. Most suspect that this will be a back up role. He will look for upwards of 1.5M most likely.

Arron Asham was a key player in the cup run who hot and cold play was enough from the 3rd line. Arron is set to be a UFA July 1st. The Flyers are likely to let him go with the great play of Nodl during the playoffs. The Minnesota Wild were said to be interested in the Powerforward who made 0.6M last season.

Daniel Carcillo is set to be an RFA however there is a lot of reports that the Flyers have already reached a deal with him and were planning to announce it after the draft. Carcillo is a tough guy to put a number on so he will most likely get signed for too much. He made 0.9M last season.

Danny Syvret is also set to be a UFA. He played 21 games and put up 2 goals and 2 assists. However his play is solid he just hasn't been able to translate his offensive production to the NHL. He made 0.6M last season, it will be interesting if he re-signs at age 25.

Lukas Krajicek is set to be a UFA and it doesn't seem like the Flyers are trying to change that. The Flyers have acknowledged that they need a #5 defenseman and that Bartulis is set to be the #6. Krajicek isn't a bad defenseman he just isn't what the Flyers need out of their bottom pair. Lukas made 0.7M last season.

Braydon Coburn's name has been a hot topic. He is set to be an RFA making 1.3M last season. With the dealing of Hamhuis it looks as Cobi will be re-signed. Cobi is said to want upwards of 3M. Coburn is looked at as the Flyers 3rd or 4th defenseman and the 24 year old played with Timonen last season.

Evgeni Nabokov isn't currently a Flyer but they are talking. Rumors were that Nabi wanted too much money, but with only one other team interested that being Tampa Bay Nabi may have to take a pay cut to play on a playoff team. Nabokov is set to be a UFA and made 5.4M last season for the Sharks.

Jared Ross is set to be a UFA this offseason. He has been a great call up and has shown his value as a scorer and playmaker in the AHL but hasn't been able to translate it to the NHL. The 27 year old made 0.5M last season.

Draft Moves and Talks

Through the draft the Flyers only made 2 trades, however both somewhat significant. Dan Hamhuis was the suprising tradee in the deal which saw him go to the Pens for a 3rd rounder in 2011.Jonathan Matsumoto who led the Phnatoms in scoring was traded for Carolina's 7th round pick.

Matsumoto is 23 and is set to be an RFA, but the promble is he's a center. Jon has all the tools to be in the NHL after four seasons in the minors. It was a good trade as he would have walked away if he'd not been traded.

Holmgren came out to the media on Friday say that he is optimistic the goaltender Michael Leighton would be re-sign. The concensus is that Leighton will be signed as a backup.

Flyers also have a deal with the Sharks to talk to Evgeni Nabokov who is set to be a Ufa on July 1st. The Flyers will have to give up a pick to SJ if the two sides agree on a deal by July 1st.

Draft Day Talk has Evgeni Nabokov Looking to Philly

With rumor after rumor about available goalies coming into the draft, nowhere was Evgeni Nabokov's name used in the same sentance as the Flyers. However after a lot of talking from teams during the draft Flyers GM Paul Holmgren met with Sharks GM Doug Wilson.

They were seen talking after Pittsburgh made the 20th pick, then again a few picks later. After vanishing off for a few moments Homer and Wilson re-appeared. The deal was not even close to set. But ends up giving the Flyers the right to negotiate with Nabi and his agent before July 1st.

Nabokov is set to be a Ufa July 1st and the race is on to get this 35 year old goaltender a contract. Last year Nabi took a 6 million dollar cap hit in 09-10. Being older and still has yet to hit the shores of a Stanley Cup Finals, Nabi could take a pay cut and with a 35+ contract it will decrease over the next few years, should he sign.

Evgeni has a career .912 sv% and a 2.39 GAA, spending 10 season with the Sharks. Nabi's numbers get slightly better in the playoffs .913 sv% and 2.29 GAA in 80 games where he's tacked 40 wins.