In Part 2 of our conversation with Flahr, he reveals the inner workings of the NHL’s draft and which players the Flyers could be targeting.
Winger Samu Tuomaala has been "a real pleasant surprise for the coaching staff" with the Phantoms of the AHL, Brent Flahr says.Where the Flyers will draft come June in Las Vegas is still to be determined as playoff races and positioning are decided. But assistant general manager Brent Flahr is enjoying the here and now with the current crop of rising stars like.
But the Flyers are in a rebuild, which Danny Brière and Keith Jones have been very vocal about, and there haven’t been many call-ups.Part of that is simply due to injury. We’ve finally had some injuries on the back end and Adam Ginning’s getting a chance. Ronnie Attard is obviously up right now, but for most of the season, we were healthy. We were playing well and we don’t just call up players to call them up. It’s when needed. And, obviously, they’re playing lots down there.
Q: It sounds like this year will be the last centralized draft, but what is it like on the floor as action is going on?Yeah, no, it’s exciting. That’s one thing that I worry about is just, when you’re on the draft floor you’ve got everybody. Before the draft even starts, you’re talking to guys. Teams are like, we’re looking to move back, we’re looking to trade up, whatever. You have all those conversations ongoing and it’s when you’re in the boardroom or whatever, it’s just harder.
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