Overview
- The Flyers announced on Wednesday that Trevor Zegras agreed to a four‑year extension worth $36.5 million, an average annual value of $9.125 million, which avoids his scheduled salary‑arbitration hearing and makes him the highest‑paid player on the roster.
- Zegras earned the new deal after a bounce‑back 2025–26 season in Philadelphia in which he posted career highs with 26 goals and 67 points and led the team in playoff scoring.
- The Zegras cap hit reduces Philadelphia’s previously reported projected room from roughly $29–30 million to about $20 million of usable space, reshaping how the club will allocate money for other offseason needs.
- Jamie Drysdale remains an arbitration‑eligible restricted free agent with a hearing set for July 20, and team sources report the Flyers expect to settle his case before it reaches a hearing.
- The move follows Philadelphia’s high‑profile offer sheet to Leo Carlsson that was matched by Anaheim, and it signals the Flyers’ shift back to locking up their young core while leaving a key contract decision point in 2030.