4 Philadelphia Flyers Who Could Move Ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline

The Philadelphia Flyers have slipped in the Eastern Conference playoff race approaching the NHL Trade Deadline. Will the rebuilding organization choose to be sellers for the fifth season in a row? Danny Briere and the Philadelphia front office will continue to work the phones leading up to the deadline on March 7 at 3pm Eastern time. Scott Laughton Rasmus Ristolainen Erik Johnson Buyers Or Sellers? The Flyers already made what will most likely stand as their biggest in-season trade of 2024-25. Briere dealt Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames on January 30 largely to clear salary space. The financial flexibility sets up the Flyers to pursue a potential top-line center as a long-term building block of the rebuild. Will an aggressive move come during the season while teams are wheeling and dealing at the NHL Trade Deadline? Any blockbuster trade becomes more likely during the offseason when the league’s overall focus shifts away from immediate gratification for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Related Content: 4 Future Indicators Emerge From Flyers, Flames Trade Danny Briere and the Flyers will most likely pursue additional flexibility for future large-scale moves by making small-scale moves in March. Deadline deals could shuffle veterans on the 2024-25 Flyers who don’t have as much impact on the big picture of the rebuild. While Rasmus Ristolainen and Scott Laughton look like his most logical trade chips, Briere holds the leverage with two players signed past the 2024-25 season. “If there's something that makes too much sense, it's our duty to listen and to do the right thing for this organization and team moving forward. I’ve been very clear with all the players. I tell them all the same thing. I'm not trying to get rid of a Risto(lainen) or a Scott Laughton, but it's our duty to listen and do the right thing for the organization.” -Danny Briere