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Philadelphia has $15.9 million in cap room and Connor McDavid costs $12.5 million against the ceiling. The money in this fantasy actually works, which is the only part that does, and it explains why a throwaway radio segment traveled further than it ever should have.
2026-27 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-10-23. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2026-27, 165 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matvei Michkov | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
 Trevor Zegras | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
 Christian Dvorak | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Denver Barkey | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Oliver Bonk | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Porter Martone | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Sean Couturier | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Travis Konecny | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Travis Sanheim | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Cole Knuble | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Seeler | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Owen Tippett | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 David Jiricek | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jamie Drysdale | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Bunting | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Noah Cates | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Noel Acciari | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rasmus Ristolainen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyson Foerster | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Bump | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cam York | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Grundstrom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Garrett Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Helge Grans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Studnicka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jacob Gaucher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Benoit | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Vladar | 6 | 2 | 3 | .900 | 3.15 |
 Joseph Woll | 6 | 1 | 3 | .917 | 2.64 |
Puck and player tracking, 2026-27 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
The Flyers paid a fair price for Jamie Drysdale's talent. They also guaranteed four years to a body that has finished one full season in six. That is the bet.
Philadelphia paid a fair price for Trevor Zegras. The tell is what his own arbitration filing was protecting, and it was never the risk of losing him.
