Flyers Get Something For Nothing

The Flyers get the 196th overall pick and a conditional 4th rounder next year for the rights to UFA Vinny Prospal.

It's better than nothing, but it's not much more than that. Prospal had no interest in coming back, and the Flyers wouldn't be able to afford him anyway. In that sense, they got something because he previously would've gone to the same place with the Flyers receiving nothing. The condition for the pick is based on whether or not the Lightning sign him, but I'll be shocked if he goes anywhere else. Pardon the pun.

It was a bit disappointing how Prospal finished up the playoffs. He was pretty good against Washington, and for whatever reason, he fell off the map after that. However, without him, the Flyers probably wouldn't have made the playoffs. He turned around Briere's season, and those two played a big role in the team's resurgence to capture the 6th seed.