A collective groan was audible throughout the Delaware Valley as news spread that the Nashville Predators had matched the Flyers' offer sheet to restricted free agent defenseman Shea Weber, an unprecedented 14-year, $110 million contract that guarantees Weber $27 million over the next 12 months.
Despite the fact that the Predators are going to go broke paying Weber, the Flyers now have more to worry about.
The Predators cannot trade Weber for the next 12 months as a condition of matching the offer sheet, so that option is no longer on the table.
So where do the Flyers go from here?
Currently, they have a young roster with an explosive offense, deep defense despite no big names on the blueline and a goaltender shrouded in controversy and on-ice uncertainty.
The New York Rangers, who have beaten the Flyers eight straight times, have improved, adding highly sought-after former Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash for a bag of pucks, shifting the balance of power in the Atlantic Division, and the Eastern Conference, even further in New York's favor.
With $7.8 million under the cap (although nobody really k ...
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NHL Free Agency: Philadelphia Flyers Miss out on Shea Weber; What Now?
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