Should Boisvert, a future ‘impact center,’ catch the Flyers’ attention?

Should Boisvert, a future ‘impact center,’ catch the Flyers’ attention? originally appeared in NBC Sports Philadelphia

Despite making it through most of the 2023-24 season, the Flyers still have a rebuilding mentality. The club’s decision-makers know there is a need for more talent and that the early draft remains the best way to acquire it.

“The majority of it still needs to be done through our young guys, especially through the draft,” general manager Danny Briere said in April.

The Flyers will have a good opportunity to boost their future when the 2024 NHL Draft arrives June 28-29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round is Friday at 7pm ET, while rounds 2 through 7 take place on Saturday starting at 11:30am ET.

Like last summer, the Flyers could have up to 10 picks, including two first-round picks. Barring a negotiation, they will make their best overall selection at 12th position. Briere believes the Flyers “can get a very talented player” at that position.

In the first round of the 2023 draft, the Flyers attacked Matvei Michkov in the 7th position It is grabbed Oliver Bonk in 22nd place. They should also have two 2025 first-round picks.

Ahead of the 2024 draft, we’re breaking down the targets for the Flyers at No. 12.

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Sacha Boisvert

Position: center
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 183
Photos: Left
Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks

Scouting Report

Boisvert is a center with great size, advanced shooting and a desire to play across the entire length of the floor.

The 18-year-old ranked fifth in the USHL with 36 goals in 61 games for the Lumberjacks. Adding 32 assists, he finished the regular season with 68 points and a plus-5 rating. Boisvert had 11 multi-goal games and 21 multi-point games.

The North Dakota commit had a quieter playoff run, recording three assists in eight games. But this should not overshadow your professional qualities. Boisvert is a tough kid, he wants the puck and he has advantages.

“He’s another young man who has stood out this year, performed very strongly and consistently in the USHL with Muskegon,” Dan Marr, vice president of NHL Central Scouting, said just under four weeks ago in a phone interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia. . “He’s the guy who brings the combination of skill and physicality, he likes to play that attacking game, he can defend himself, he can win 1-on-1 battles and he starts 1-on-1 battles. This is a guy who, when you get into a scrum, he comes away with the puck.”

Boisvert needs to improve the intricacies of his core game and it’s fair to wonder how his scoring ability will translate at the professional level.

He is the 16th ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting and considered the 21st best prospect in the draft by EliteProspects. with. TSN’s Bob McKenzie has Boisvert in 22nd position overall, while TSN Craig Button put it in 25th.

“He has the NHL speed, the intelligence and the skills to make plays, to create chances,” Marr said. “I think he’s going to a good program where they’re just going to let his game mature. Just a solid, versatile, two-way center who will really be an impact center.”

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The fact that Boisvert plays center — a premium position and arguably the Flyers’ weakest area — doesn’t hurt his case. He has top-six potential and the Flyers need more scoring threats.

Could he be a linemate of Michkov or Tyson Foerster in the future? It’s attractive.

But Boisvert may not be the best player available on the Flyers’ roster at No. 12. It can be considered a range in this range. Maybe he falls well in the first round and the Flyers could take a chance on him with the 32nd overall pick or by trading up to the 20th.

More targets

• Flyers should like Helenius, ‘one of the draft’s biggest talents’

• Flyer draft target Catton has ‘ingredients’ to be top-tier center

• Flyers could have shot Yakemchuk, a defender with ‘rare combination’

• Flyers draft target Iginla has impressive NHL pedigree and ‘very high ceiling’

• Eiserman, ‘the best scorer in this draft’, an option for the Flyers?

• ‘The complete package’ Connelly has an interesting draft for Flyers

• With no real flaws in his game, Jiricek is an option for the Flyers at No. 12

• Is Brandsegg-Nygard close to pro-ready and a possibility for the Flyers?

• Sennecke, a big winger ready to ‘explode offensively’, will be on the Flyers’ radar

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