Nikita Grebenkin’s new agent didn’t have to wait long to get him a deal.
The Flyers announced Wednesday that they have re-signed the winger to a two-year contract with a $1.1 million cap hit. The agreement locks in Grebenkin after a season in which he became a more regular part of Philadelphia’s lineup and gives the club one less contract to worry about heading toward training camp.
Grebenkin, 23, appeared in a career-high 55 games for the Flyers last season. He finished with four goals, 10 assists and 86 hits while logging 11:17 of ice time per night. His year ended early, though, when an upper-body injury knocked him out in mid-March.
After Philadelphia’s playoff run wrapped up, general manager Daniel Briere said he wasn’t sure whether Grebenkin would be ready for the start of camp. More recently, Briere said last month that the winger should be “fully ready” when training camps begin in September.
Before last season, Grebenkin’s only other NHL action came in 2024-25 with Toronto. He went scoreless in seven games with the Maple Leafs, but his work there and in the minors was enough to make him part of the trade-deadline package that sent Scott Laughton to Toronto. Laughton, of course, was then moved on to Los Angeles at this year’s deadline.
Grebenkin’s place in the lineup should look familiar once camp opens. With Philadelphia’s forward group largely unchanged from a year ago, he figures to be in the same general spot on the depth chart. A fourth-line job is on the table, though there’s also a chance he ends up in more of a reserve role.
One wrinkle: Grebenkin is waiver-eligible, which means the Flyers can’t simply send him to AHL Lehigh Valley unless he clears waivers first.
The contract also covers two of his restricted free-agent years, though he’ll still be an RFA when it expires. At that point, he’ll also be eligible for salary arbitration for the first time.
With Grebenkin signed, every Flyers player currently on the NHL roster is under contract for next season. Unless more moves come, Philadelphia is set to enter the year with just under $14 million in cap space, according to PuckPedia, giving Briere plenty of room to maneuver during the season. The one remaining restricted free agent for the Flyers is defenseman Hunter McDonald, who made his NHL debut in the final game of the regular season and is expected to return to the Phantoms in the fall.
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