Flyers Sign Jamie Drysdale to Four-Year, $26 Million Extension

Overview

• The Flyers completed Drysdale's four-year, $26 million extension on Friday, giving the 24-year-old a $6.5 million average annual value and ending his restricted-free-agent negotiations.
• Drysdale posted career-best offensive production in 2025–26 with 32 points in 78 regular-season games and added four points in 10 playoff games while averaging about 18:22 of ice time.
• The contract moves Drysdale to the top of Philly's defenseman cap hits and reduces usable cap space to roughly $13–14 million, leaving a few smaller restricted free agents still unsigned.
• Philadelphia pursued an aggressive offseason that included an offer sheet for Leo Carlsson that Anaheim matched, and the Drysdale deal follows Trevor Zegras’s recent four-year extension as the club locks down its young core.
• The signing strengthens the Flyers' right-shot defense depth and could alter pairing decisions on the right side, including the longer-term role of Rasmus Ristolainen and the team's plans to improve its power play.