Sillinger Offersheet

Flyers are not giving up their 1sts imo.

Columbus doesn't have to think too hard before matching that. Probably offers more term as well.

Do Columbus fans still think Sillinger has high upside? I really liked him back at the 2021 draft a ton and would kill to give him a chance in Philly, but it sounded like his development may have been a bit rushed

Oh, it was absolutely rushed. No "a bit" about it. He benefited his rookie year from being Voracek's personal center. Then the next year Jake suffered his final concussion in Finland and LTIRed (and just officially retired this week), and Sillinger proceeded to have a dreadful sophomore slump. This year, he rebounded and was arguably the team's best center by the end of the season, usable in all situations. He's probably still a 3C on a good team with an optimistic Cirelli comp, but defensively reliable centers who can play up or down the lineup as needed are definitely worth 5.5 mill. Columbus also is historically starved of centers, so I think while 5.5 for his first RFA deal feels high, the org would be pretty motivated to keep him.

Also I do not think the Flyers should be risking that first.

It’s ballsy but I don’t see the point if we have to spend our first that will likely be lottery and CBJ will just match this and anything less than it