{"id":44202,"date":"2019-03-26T18:25:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T22:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=44202"},"modified":"2019-03-26T18:25:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T22:25:48","slug":"philadelphia-flyers-michael-raffl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/03\/26\/philadelphia-flyers-michael-raffl\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers re-sign Michael Raffl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> signed left-winger <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rafflmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Raffl<\/a><\/strong> to a 2-year contract extension worth $1.6 million per season. This extension carries him through the 2020-2021 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING \ud83d\udcdc\u270d\ufe0f: We&#39;ve re-signed LW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelRaffl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@michaelRaffl<\/a> to a two-year contract extension! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGoFlyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LetsGoFlyers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VY760hcttF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VY760hcttF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers\/status\/1110628362295353345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Michael Raffl Re-signs<\/h1>\n<p>Michael Raffl has spent all six years of his NHL career in a Flyers uniform. He has put up 70 goals and 62 assists for 132 career points in 406 career games. He originally signed his entry-level contract on May 31st, 2013 and made his debut on October 3rd, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season the 30-year-old has scored six goals and 12 assists for 18 points. He&#8217;s also added 28 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers are 45.1 percent Corsi and a relative Corsi of -5.<\/p>\n<p>Raffl career high in goals came in 2014-2015 when he put the puck in the back of the net 21 times. 2014-2015 was just one of three seasons he has scored double-digit goals. Raffl has continuously been a 20 plus point season guy for the Flyers. The only season that he didn\u2019t reach 20 points it when he only played in 52 games in 2016-2017.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means For The Flyers<\/h2>\n<p>By re-signing Raffl the Flyers sure up their bottom two lines and check off one thing from their off-season to-do list. Not only did Philadelphia prevent him from hitting the free agent market, but they also did so while getting him for a lower price. Raffl was making 2.3 million dollars a year the past three years on his old contract.<\/p>\n<p>On his new deal, he will be making 1.6 million dollars a year. Even though this was not a flashy re-signing for the Flyers, it was a necessary one and a smart financial one. The Flyers will look to keep adding to their team this offseason. The goal is to find themselves back in a playoff spot after a disappointing season. There is no doubt Michael Raffl shares that goal with the Flyers team.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uHnLl7jfQ5VXwabsrH70dQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1135223723\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'uHnLl7jfQ5VXwabsrH70dQ',sig:'JgjyFqP3kdT4wf8TEzNO84TYBa2EPUs79NYnzvcetv0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1135223723',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Flyers signed left-winger Michael Raffl to a 2-year contract extension worth $1.6 million per season. This extension carries him through the 2020-2021 season. 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