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Im not sure any of those are the over payments PHI would want to move such key youngish guys like Hart or Koneckny. certainly you trade hart, koneckny, laughton for overpayments, I dont think these are. Theres no point in signing a Barbarshev for 4 yrs if you're rebuild is going to take 3.
Also, getting so many 2024 picks, players who likely wont help until 2026, is basically wasting 3 years of York, Tippett, Cates, Frost, foerster, brink, andrae, etc... now.
Hayes, DeAngelo sure, you make those deals if they're available, and if VAN is crazy enought (they arent) to make that deal, you take it, but ultimately:
The flyers rebuild has already started with 10-14 players at age 25 or less, with almost 10 of them in their 3rd year or less
You have bluechips in gautheir, the 7th overall in 2023, on the way and solid high prospects like andrae, foerster, brink already here = rebuild started
you dont sit on 8mil in cap space, (even though they already have 11 mil in cap dumps)