Flyers Weekly Mailbag: Looking Ahead To The Expansion Draft, Oskar Lindblom Update

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The Flyers are just on fire here as of late. They are currently riding an eight game winning streak, and are 18-5-2 in their last 25 games played. Quite impressive if I say so myself. Without further delay, here are our answers to your questions.

Any chance of getting an update on Lindblom? #Flyers https://t.co/TMPcfQyaC1
— Jill Rice (@JillRice94) March 4, 2020

Oskar Lindblom is doing well in regards to his treatment, and continues to progress. He feels good, “He feels great,” Chuck Fletcher said at the end of February, “The doctors are thrilled, the treatments have gone as well as they could go, they seem optimistic and Oskar does too.”

These are good reports for sure, so let’s hope Oskar continues to do well. It’s always good seeing him around the locker room, as this shows he’s doing good, at least on that particular day. Of course, as always still pray for Oskar, and remain #OskarStrong.

For #FlyersMail, although over a year away and knowing personel will change, if we pretended the core vets and youth remain the same for the expansion draft, who do you see the Flyers protecting? For the LV expansion, decision to protect Laughts was brilliant imho! Thanks guys!
— Bratley (@bratley16) March 4, 2020

The good thing is Scott Laughton will not need protection this go around. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2020-21 season, thus making him ineligible to protect. The Flyers should use the 7-3-1 protection method:

Forwards

Claude Giroux (NMC)

Kevin Hayes (NMC)

Sean Couturier

Travis Konecny

Oskar Lindblom

Nolan Patrick

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Defense

Ivan Provorov

Travis Sanheim

Philippe Myers

Goalie

Carter Hart

When does Joel get the call back up
— irish73 (@irish736) March 4, 2020

This was a great question, even though, it already transpired due to the unfortunate broken right index finger to JVR. In my opinion, Joel Farabee shouldn’t have been sent back last Sunday, although, I do understand why Chuck Fletcher did indeed send him back. Farabee is up for good now for sure.

If you would like to see your questions submitted in our weekly mailbag. Just submit your question on our Twitter page @flyersknitty using #Flyersmail, or @JameyBaskow. Thanks to all the fans for another great mailbag, and Let’s go Flyers.