Is Chuck Fletcher about to make a big mistake?

With that being said, he will need to free up some space under the salary cap in order to make the proper moves. For the moment, the Flyers have only 5.4M$ available under the cap, so you'll understand that they can't afford a player like Johnny Gaudreau.

So, what should Fletcher do?

It begins with the James Van Riemsdyk contract. He will have to move his forward, which will liberate 7M$ under the cap. The folks on the SnowTheGoalie Podcast tossed out that Fletcher could move the 1st round pick in 2024 - obtained in the Claude Giroux trade - to facilitate a JVR trade.

Obviously, it's speculation at this point. But if Fletcher has this on his mind, he will have to throw this idea away immediately...