NHL Rumors: Flyers In No Rush to Extend Trevor Zegras

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras celebrates goal during 2025 game.

Trevor Zegras has been exactly what the Philadelphia Flyers hoped for on the ice, which is why speculation is inevitable about when a contract extension is coming. 

He's leading the team in scoring and is even forcing his way into the Team USA Olympic conversation. It all feels like the perfect moment for GM Danny Briere to slam down an eight year deal and call it a day. 

Instead, the noise around the league is that the Flyers are more likely to slow play this, use their RFA leverage and avoid rushing into a massive commitment before they fully know what Zegras is in this lineup long term, according to Russ Cohen and Jim Biringer on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio.

Why the Flyers are not rushing a Trevor Zegras contract

The Flyers already jumped early on Owen Tippett with a long term bet that is not aging the way they hoped, and there is a reason teams are given multiple RFA years to evaluate before going all in. Zegras looks like a point per game winger who can win you shootouts and create the kind of offense this team has lacked, but the original internal hope that he could be a full time NHL center has not really stuck. 

If he is locked in as a wing on a roster that already has several young wingers coming, Philly has to be honest about how much they are willing to pay for entertainment value versus complete, two way impact.

Since arriving from the Anaheim Ducks, Zegras has reignited the Flyers’ attack, piling up points in bunches, driving play at five on five and quickly becoming the forward that everything flows through. In 25 games played, the 24-year-old has recorded nine goals and 25 total points.

Jonathan Bailey of The Hockey News has already framed the trade as a home run, noting how Zegras has fit the city, leaned into Rick Tocchet’s demands and even sought out extra video work to unlock more offense. 

Elliotte Friedman has started to float the idea that contract talks could pick up, but even that buzz comes with the understanding that the Flyers do not need to rush when they still hold RFA and potential arbitration control at the end of the season.

What a future Trevor Zegras contract in Philly could look like

That is why the projected Trevor Zegras contract numbers sit firmly in that mid to upper tier, not at the very top of the winger market. Reports don't see Flyers racing to 10 or 11 million per year, suggesting that nine million annually would be the ceiling on a true long term deal given the defensive warts and the fact that Zegras is not driving play off the puck the way a pure franchise forward does. 

The more realistic outcome floated is a four year bridge style contract in the 8.5 to 9 million range, a structure that gives Zegras a big raise and security while giving the Flyers time to see how his game matures and how their young core develops around him.

The Flyers want high end skill, but they are not in a position to throw blank checks at every exciting piece and then hope the cap jumps bail them out. Zegras is already proving he can be a big part of the Flyers’ future. The front office just does not need to rush the paperwork to prove it.

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