Kevin Durso

For nearly 18 minutes, GM spoke following Day 1 of free agency. And for almost all of it, Briere spoke of the two big contract extensions handed out to and . He spoke of adding veteran forward to the mix.

The Flyers have signed center Leo Carlsson to a five-year offer sheet with an $18 million AAV. As a restricted free agent, the Anaheim Ducks have one week to match.

In the hours leading up to the 4th of July, GM decided to make some fireworks of his own. How does a groundbreaking contract for one of the NHL's budding stars sound.

Casually dropped in among the chaos of the ' offer sheet to on Friday, there was a report that was signing with the Flyers.

The dream is officially over. will be staying in Anaheim. The Ducks matched the ' offer sheet, a five-year deal with an $18 million AAV, for Carlsson on Thursday, keeping the 21-year-old with the team.

The morning after signing to a four-year deal, GM met with the media for the first time since turning the hockey world upside down with a record-setting offer sheet to

Philadelphia Flyers ' defenseman will always be attached to one of the most prolific trades in franchise history.

Three weeks earlier, it was the Philadelphia Flyers taking their big swing of the offseason. The offer sheet dropped at about the same time everyone checked out for the holiday weekend on July 3.

Entering the 2026-27 season, you can be sure all eyes will be on and his ongoing development.

With the dog days of summer well underway, only two pieces of business remained for the Philadelphia Flyers . They had two restricted free agents still unsigned as the calendar turned to August.