Flyers Sign Michael Bunting to $1.2M Deal to Stop the Bleeding

The Philadelphia Flyers have officially reached the "throw a guy at the problem and see what happens" phase of the calendar. Darren Dreger reports they are bringing in veteran winger Michael Bunting on a $1.2 million AAV deal to provide "some spark."

If you have watched the Flyers lately, you know a spark is underselling it. They need a full-blown electrical grid overhaul.

"Darren Dreger reported the Flyers are bringing in Bunting for 'some spark.'"

Philadelphia is currently riding a brutal four-game losing streak where they have been outscored 17-5. That includes a 7-0 absolute dismantling by the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 4-1 sleepwalk against the Tampa Bay Lightning. When you are bleeding goals and generating zero offense, taking a $1.2 million flyer on a guy who makes a living being annoying in front of the net is just good business.

Bunting arrives from the Dallas Stars organization with a very specific skill set. He is not going to fix a broken defensive rotation or magically turn this roster into a Stanley Cup contender. But he will draw penalties, chirp the opposing bench, and occasionally bang in a garbage goal while everyone else is looking for a whistle.

For anyone tracking player props or team totals, Bunting's arrival at least gives Philadelphia a pulse in the dirty areas of the ice. It is a low-risk financial move for a front office that clearly could not stomach watching another lifeless 60 minutes of hockey.

We will see if the new guy can actually jumpstart this offense when the Flyers head north to play the Ottawa Senators on October 8. If nothing else, the post-whistle scrums are about to get a lot more entertaining.