NHL draft that took far too long has mercifully finished. Any of the 26 teams that voted to hold a decentralized draft, you get a Z grade for that. Not an F, a Z. Let's never do that again. Back to centralization,

Here is the 2025 NHL draft order, determined after the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. The Flyers have several organizational needs, but their biggest is center. It's a safe bet the orange and black will come away from the first two rounds with a few center prospects.

Size became a very clear trend across the Flyers' 2025 draft haul, but assistant GM Brent Flahr said that was only part of the team's equation this weekend.