Giroux (8.5a/8.5a): An All-Star center, Claude can skate, shoot, dangle, and kill penalties. He is the best player on the team and has just inked a long term deal to stay with the club through the prime of his career. His future is looking up.
Couturier (7.5a/8.5a): Following behind the footsteps of a great player like G can be daunting but Sean Couturier just does his best on the ice to make a difference. Also having just signed a new deal Couturier is looking to grow into an offensive threat this year as he aims to center the second line.
Schenn (7.0a/8.0a): A touch more offensive than the guy listed above him, Schenn creates a three headed monster down the middle for the Flyers that has and average age of 22. Schenn’s skating could stand to improve but it’s hard to point to any true flaw in his game.
Laughton (6.0a/8.0a): Scott Laughton is the most interesting person listed so far. While he is higher on the depth chart than NHLers he will not be suiting up for any NHL games this year. For development purposes he’s going to spend another year captaining his junior team as the Flyers wait patiently for one more future star center.
Hall (6.5a/6.5a): Hall may not have the speed that Podein craves in his lineup, but his defensive ability is head and shoulders above the rest of the team. He will work the bulk of the Penalty Kill, and for tight games match up against other team’s top lines
VandeValde(6.0a/6.0a): VandeVelde is a fair skater who can play solid in his own end and is a top notch shot blocker. He will likely split LW4 time with Rinaldo, earning starts against smaller skill teams.
Cousins (5.5a/6.0a): Nick Cousins is likely going to be an AHLer all season, but he has potential to get called up if the team is in need of an offensive center. He could play a third line role on a weaker team, but in this organization the hope is he stays in Adirondack.
Flanagan, (5.5a/6.0a),
Brown, (5.5a/6.0a),
Holmstrom, (6.0a/6.0a), and
Newbury, (6.0a/6.0a) each have skill sets that make them potential call-ups if things were to ever get very bad, but none of them will ever have more than a cup of coffee at the NHL level.
Labrecque, (5.0e/5.5e) is currently playing well in Europe and will likely remain there for the rest of his career. If it ever comes time to cut the protected list he’ll be the first one gone.