Uncover the Shocking Draft Blunders and Hidden Gems Unveiled for Every NHL Team This Decade
Philadelphia Flyers
Best: Matvei Michkov
The Flyers knew they wanted Michkov headed into the 2023 draft, but had no idea if he would drop to seventh overall. When he did, Daniel Briere leapt at the opportunity to snag the skilled winger who now looks like a franchise cornerstone. Michkov’s early arrival and standout season, in which he led NHL rookies in goals with 26, have only made this pick look better since it was made.
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Worst: Nolan Patrick
While we could have gone with the 22nd overall pick in 2016, German Rubtsov, who played all of four NHL games, Patrick takes the cake as the second overall pick a year later. The Flyers bypassed Miro Heiskanen (third), Cale Makar (fourth) and Elias Pettersson (fifth) in order to select Patrick, who ran into injury issues. — Kevin Kurz
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