Here's what the 2022-23 Flyers could look like

The only good news? The Flyers will have the chance to select a very good player at this year's draft.

With that being said, Chuck Fletcher's goal isn't to rebuild. The Flyers' GM wants his team to be competitive next year and we should expect him to be aggressive during free agency and on the trade market.

So, what could the 2022-23 Philadelphia Flyers could look like? Sam Carchidi, from PHIHOCKEYNOW, build his ideal lineup for next season.

The top-6 look really good, especially with Johnny Gaudreau. Carchidi imagined a first line with Gaudreau and Cam Atkinson being the wingers of Kevin Hayes. Sean Couturier, Morgan Frost and Noah Cates would complete that center line.

Johnny Gaudreau-Kevin Hayes-Cam Atkinson
Joel Farabee-Sean Couturier-Travis Konecny
Scott Laughton-Morgan Frost-Owen Tippett
Oskar Lindblom-Noah Cates-Wade Allison

I don't know about you, but I like this 4th line. There's everything on it. And having a (nearly) 20 goal-scorer in Linblom on your 4th line is a luxury.

On defense, here's what Carchidi imagined :

Ivan Provorov-Ryan Ellis
Travis Sanheim-Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York-Egor Zamula or Wyatte Wylie

Zamula seems to have the advantage right now to be York's partner next season, but Fletcher could very well get a 6th-7th defenseman on the free agent market. It may be better for York to have a veteran blue liner alongside him. A guy like Jan Rutta could fit very well on that 3rd pair.

Another surprise here is to see Provorov and Sanheim still here. There has been a lot of rumours going on that one of these two could be traded this summer. But that top-4 is looking great.

Between the pipes, Carter Hart will, without a surprise, be the starter. But who will be his substitute? For the moment, two players will battle for that spot : Felix Sandstrom and Ivan Fedotov.

The latter has without an ounce of a doubt the advantage here. He's absolutely killing it in the KHL. Since the start of the playoffs, the 6 foot 6 goalie has a 10-2 record, a 1.75 GAA and a .939 save percentage. That's pretty good, to say the least.

He hasn't signed a contract yet with the Flyers but that should come after the KHL playoffs.

Finally, the reporter sees Joel Quenneville as the head coach. It would obviously be a good choice but we can't forget that he had to step down as head coach of the Florida Panthers earlier this season because of the Blackhawks sexual assault scandal.