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Philadelphia Flyers Three Round 2019 NHL Mock Draft 2.0

By Benjamin Gabrych

PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 23: Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates by the Flyers bench to celebrate after his goal during the first period of the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field on February 23, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 23: Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates by the Flyers bench to celebrate after his goal during the first period of the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field on February 23, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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The 2019 NHL Draft is just around the corner, and the Philadelphia Flyers will have plenty of decisions to make leading up to the late-June start date.

June has finally arrived, meaning that the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is getting closer and closer. The Philadelphia Flyers will have a total of eight picks in the seven-round draft, with four of them coming in the first three rounds. That number could change as it was reported that General Manager Chuck Fletcher is listening to offers on the 11th overall selection if he can “get a good player at the right stage of his career and with some term left on his contract” but will keep the pick if he can’t find what he wants. He already traded one of them, moving Philadelphia’s 2019 fifth round selection for the rights to UFA forward Kevin Hayes.

The Flyers don’t really have any pressing needs in their farm system at the moment, which is why they should go with the best player available (BPA) when picking at 11. Sure, a defenseman wouldn’t hurt with guys like Travis Sanheim and Philippe Myers playing or set to play in the NHL full-time, but that shouldn’t make Fletcher reach for a d-man or pass up on a more talented forward with the defensive system needing a little strengthening at the top. If the BPA ends up being a defenseman, then no harm, no foul. That’d probably be the best case scenario for the Flyers unless one of the higher ranked prospects falls for some reason, to be honest.

This is my second Flyers-only three-round mock draft I’m creating having done one in the middle of April, which you can read here, and will be accompanied by a seven-round mock later in the month. These mocks will lead up to June 21st, with the seven rounder getting released a day before things get underway. Putting all of that aside, let’s get right to the picks. Here is another Flyers-only three round 2019 NHL Mock Draft.

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