{"id":106303,"date":"2025-07-31T01:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/106303\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:36:10","slug":"snapshots-barkey-samberg-schaefer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/106303\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshots: Barkey, Samberg, Schaefer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Flyers have leaned fully into the rebuild since Daniel Briere<\/a><\/strong> was hired as general manager in 2023. They\u2019ve moved out multiple veterans in exchange for draft capital \u2013 and built out one of the league\u2019s strongest prospect pools as a result. It\u2019s a group full of blue chips, including star OHL scorer Denver Barkey<\/strong><\/a>, who told Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia<\/a> that he\u2019s ready for the challenge of his first pro season, and another attempt to make the NHL roster.<\/p>\n

Barkey scored an impressive 102 points in 60 total games this season, good for second among London Knights\u2019 forwards behind Easton Cowan (108). It was an impressive season, capped off by a Memorial Cup win, but Barkey told Hall that he knows pushing into pros will be a tough feat for a 5-foot-9 winger. He received plenty of praise from the Flyers development team, including team consultant Patrick Sharp<\/a><\/strong>, despite that.<\/p>\n

Another hot hand will raise interesting questions about the Flyers\u2019 deployment next season. Barkey will join players like Alex Bump<\/strong><\/a>, Jett Luchanko<\/a><\/strong>, and Oliver Bonk<\/strong><\/a> in pushing to make the roster. Philadelphia ranked as the third-youngest lineup in the league last season, but could be swayed to lean even further into the youth movement with a couple of strong training camp performances.<\/p>\n

Other notes from around the league:<\/p>\n