The Flyers agreed to terms Friday on a one-year, two-way contract with depth forward Jacob Gaucher.
The deal is worth $850,000, according to PuckPedia.com. Gaucher was a restricted free agent; he’ll remain an RFA when his new contract expires next offseason.
The 25-year-old center has given the Flyers eight games over the last two seasons. In 8:05 minutes per game, he has gone scoreless with seven shots and a 54.1 faceoff win percentage.
Gaucher has made an impressive climb in the Flyers’ organization. He started his professional career with the team’s ECHL affiliate Reading in 2022-23.
With AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley, he has put up back-to-back 20-goal seasons.
Gaucher has some good bottom-six qualities with his 6-foot-4 frame and ability to win faceoffs. He can also play on the wing. He’ll once again be a call-up option for the Flyers next season if he doesn’t crack the opening roster.
Among the Flyers’ other restricted free agents this offseason, Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale are the most notable that need to be re-signed. The club also needs to decide if it’ll bring back Samuel Ersson as its backup goaltender.