The general manager made the announcement as part of the Flyers' season debrief. The team was in a playoff position for much of the year, but they fell out of contention in the final days of the season after struggling down the stretch. Ultimately, the loss of Carter Hart proved to be fatal for the team's playoff hopes as they had the worst goaltending in the league in the second half of the season.
Flyers fans had some interesting reactions to this news. Gurianov seems to be a player that not many cared about or even noticed. To be fair, he only got into four games with the team this season after they acquired him in a trade with the Nashville Predators. Staal on the other hand, was a much more noticeable player, and apparently not in a good way.
Many Flyers fans were celebrating the fact that he won't be returning to the team next season. Given the fact that he is 37 years old, this was likely his final year in the NHL at all. He had a single goal and five points in 34 games this season as well as a +2 rating.
The Flyers are still in the middle of a retool, but given how well they played this year under John Tortorella, they will look to make another push for the playoffs next season.
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AVRIL 19 | 190 ANSWERS Danny Briere confirms two players will be kicked off the Flyers Do you think the Philadelphia Flyers will make the playoffs next season? | ||
| Yes | 107 | 56.3 % |
| No | 83 | 43.7 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mika Zibanejad | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | - | 2 | 2 | |
| J.T. Miller | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Vincent Trocheck | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Hartman | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Travis Konecny | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brennan Othmann | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Will Cuylle | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ben Jones | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexis Lafrenière | - | 1 | 1 | |
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| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Lightning | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 62 | |
| Red Wings | 49 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 62 | |
| Canadiens | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 59 | |
| Sabres | 46 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 56 | |
| Bruins | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 56 | |
| Maple Leafs | 47 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 54 | |
| Panthers | 46 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 51 | |
| Senators | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 49 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 48 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 62 | |
| Islanders | 47 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 57 | |
| Penguins | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 54 | |
| Capitals | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 54 | |
| Flyers | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 52 | |
| Devils | 47 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 50 | |
| Blue Jackets | 47 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 49 | |
| Rangers | 48 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 46 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 46 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 74 | |
| Stars | 48 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 63 | |
| Wild | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 61 | |
| Mammoth | 48 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 52 | |
| Predators | 47 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 50 | |
| Blues | 48 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 46 | |
| Blackhawks | 47 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 45 | |
| Jets | 46 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 43 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 58 | |
| Oilers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 54 | |
| Kraken | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 51 | |
| Sharks | 47 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 | |
| Kings | 47 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 50 | |
| Ducks | 47 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 49 | |
| Flames | 47 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 44 | |
| Canucks | 47 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 37 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||