We’ve got a mailbag day!

With the offseason winding down and Labor Day behind us, Bill is answering questions about Porter Martone’s freshman stat line and whether it’s expected Danny Briere will sign the 2025 sixth overall pick after the season. There’s also questions about Michkov’s power play partners, excitement about the upcoming season, trading for Quinn Hughes, and who’ll have more wins in October, Sam Ersson or the Phillies.

With Assistant Coach Brad Shaw, who was highly regarded for his improvement of multiple defensemen and the penalty kill, leaving the Flyers for the rival New Jersey Devils, a lot of eyes will be on how the defensemen improve under Rick Tocchet's new staff. 

One defenseman fans will certainly have an eye on is Jamie Drysdale and his development. Bill Matz and Charlie O'Connor explain why this season is make-or-break for Jamie Drysdale and prove his worth from the Cutter Gauthier trade. 

TSN’s Travis Yost continuned his summer NHL Talent Tiers series, this time ranking the centers and ranking the Flyers in Tier 4 out of 5.

Charlie O’Connor of the PHLY Flyers Podcast and Kelly Hinkle of Broad Street Hockey discuss Yost's list, and why some tiers’ rankings were surprising in comparison to the Flyers.

Let’s just accept the framing that during Claude Giroux’s tenure as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers there was a leadership problem. The team clearly had bigger issues (lack of talent, first time coaches, bad drafts and contracts) but for the sake of argument, let’s accept it.

How can the current Flyers learn from the mistakes of those teams and avoid the same “problems” in the locker room?

Yesterday, Anthony Gargano joined the PHLY Flyers show to discuss all the reasons for optimism surrounding the Flyers’ rebuild and where they stand now. Today, Steve and Charlie break down the ways it all could go wrong, and the fair concerns about the organization right now.

The great Anthony Gargano joins the PHLY Flyers show today to discuss where the Flyers stand in their rebuild, and the reasons for optimism regarding their future. Does the presence of Matvei Michkov and an actual direction from the front office mean brighter days are on the horizon?

The Philadelphia Flyers have designs on a significant improvement in 2025-26 under new head coach Rick Tocchet. Which players on the roster will play the biggest role in deciding if they do? Charlie and Kelly discuss on Tuesday’s edition of PHLY Flyers.

Broad Street Hockey’s Maddie Campbell joins the show for a preview of the 2025-26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms. We’re breaking down their projected roster, which prospects could make the NHL jump in the near future, and who still has a lot to prove in order to get to that point.

Is 2026 supposed to be the year the Flyers ACTUALLY contend? What are the best and worst-case outcomes for this upcoming season? Favorite Netflix show currently? Bill Matz of the PHLY Flyers Podcast answers your extra mailbag questions on this edition of The Shootout! 

It’s a mashup of Flashback Friday, F-Around Friday and a regular episode today!

As the offseason winds down, Charlie & Bill are preparing for their 10th season working together by recounting some of their funniest interactions with Flyers players and staff.

We’ll also take a look at the goaltending situation, and if it matches Danny Briere’s stated vision of competing in 2026-27.