With the offseason now in full swing for the Philadelphia Flyers, it’s time to turn the focus to offseason topics. The next major actions by the club likely won’t come for another month — the NHL draft isn’t until June 22, for example — but speculation abounds in the time between a playoff exit and the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final. It’s been no different in the world of the Flyers.



This week, the Mailbag turns to those upcoming events, with draft talk leading the way. Then, the conversation turns to existing prospects, as we break down both ends of the pool — the most important prospects in the organization, and which ones may not receive entry-level contracts at all. Finally, it’s on to big club housekeeping, as the Mailbag closes out with a third-line center thought experiment and the team’s pending restricted free agents this summer.



The tough part about this question is that the further back a team picks...