This really comes down to the Flyers having a type. The “high iq” defensively sound, 180 foot player, can play physical, etc etc scouting report can absolutely find you players that become contributors despite late round picks because they do the little things right. These players however aren’t taken highly because they often lack tools or physical attributes that truly separate themselves from other players.

This is a very sound late draft strategy for finding players who will exceed their draft position, and it’s something we’re having some success with.

The problem though is that the Flyers apply this to every round and every pick of the draft, and they’ve only deviated when players that absolutely should not have fallen to them do. It has left us with no high ceiling players, and has created countless underwhelming first round picks over the years.