With the NHL trade deadline approaching, the Philadelphia Flyers have two key players generating interest on the market: Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen.
The Flyers got worse in the short term by moving Frost and Farabee. Trading Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen could be next and would help the team's chances of getting a top-five draft pick.
If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, you’re likely hoping that general Brad Treliving’s second trade deadline is busier than his first. The Leafs were in the thick of multiple rumours last season, as they always tend to be,
Like Laughton, Rasmus Ristolainen is viewed as a top trade candidate in the NHL. The 30-year-old blueliner is having a solid season with the Flyers, posting two goals, 15 points, 83 hits, 85 blocks, and a plus-3 rating in 54 games.
According to some old reports that have resurfaced, however — Leafs GM Brad Treliving has had his eyes set on him for a while and could go after him again this season. Meanwhile, former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas was keenly interested in acquiring Scott Laughton previously, according to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman.
Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee are gone, and Scott Laughton's name is on the rumor mill again. Danny Brière is pushing the Flyers' rebuild along, but may be standing at the crossroads of some tough decisions.