5 biggest winners from the 2023 NHL Draft

3. Philadelphia Flyers

While rumors heading into the final days of the draft suspected some surprises at No. 2, the majority of the summer focused on Russian winger Matvei Michkov who many argued could have been one of the top three players in the draft had it not been for some of the outside circumstances. While Michkov likely won’t enter the league for a few years, the Flyers’ ability to land one of the draft’s top talents at No. 7 makes for an already much-improved system. Philadelphia even added on more talent later, with the picks of Oliver Bonk in the first round and goalie Carson Bjarnason in the second.