![]() ![]() Either GM Chuck Fletcher stays patient and moves no one, opting to try and re-sign Laughton in the summer and keeping the core in tact for a couple more months-or maybe he will uncharacteristically sell as much as he can for future assets to build around a forward-thinking core.Īnything is possible and we’ll just have to wait and see, which blows.Don't look below unless you're not afraid of trading precious youth and draft picks for an aging veteran who is a UFA at the end of the year. We’ll see where it goes.”Īll in all, it could go either way in the next seven days. ![]() But I wonder if both player and team are beginning to wonder if it’s time. I do think at times they have been asked about him, and they’ve kind of said ‘no.’ You know, right-shot center, second overall pick you don’t want to give up on that too easy. ![]() Other than potential moves in the near future and looking to preserve some semblance of future success, Friedman mentioned the possibility of them moving on from Nolan Patrick. “Is it David Savard? Is there another right hand-shot ‘D’ available? We know that they were interested in Ekholm, but I don’t think they were interested in paying that price.” I do think that they look at it now, that they have to solve their Provorov partner issue.I think they’re looking for another right hand-shot ‘D’. “I think Fletcher is going to be careful, I think he’s going to take his time. He continued, mentioning the team’s need for a top-four defenseman that they tried to address prior to the standings descent. “Maybe not now, but maybe it’s at the draft or in the summer,” Friedman said, “I think Philly is going to make one or two major changes.” Due to the rising possibility of them being left outside of the playoffs, the NHL insider mentioned that the team’s focus will be on the long-term future, and not to rescue this season. Considering that - according to Friedman - he loves being a part of the Philadelphia organization, it all depends how they view the realistic possibility of signing the pending free agent to a brand new contract.Īside from Laughton, Friedman touched on the Flyers’ overall approach to the deadline. Now, that package might not be out there, considering the flat cap and the limited number of buyers ahead of the April 12 trade deadline, but it will be interesting to see how teams value Laughton, if he were to be moved.īut, as it has been made evident throughout the rumor mill, the Flyers love having a player of Laughton’s ilk in the lineup. Both Coleman and Goodrow netted first-round picks along with a couple of mid-tier prospects heading to their respective teams. It sounded like teams would be chomping at the bit to get him for the summer of playoff hockey, even going as far as comparing a potential Laughton acquisition having the same effect as the Tampa Bay Lightning acquiring Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow before their eventual championship last season. “There are a lot of teams out there, if you told them that Scott Laughton was available for a playoff run, they’re throwing themselves at a guy like him.” I will say this, contracts are hard to do right now, especially when you’re going through what Philadelphia is going through.I believe the Flyers think that that guy loves being a Flyer and wants to be a Flyer. ![]() I think it’s possible, last year, when they were talking to Winnipeg about Laine, that Laughton was potentially around that. One name that keeps on coming up is pending free agent and known entity forward Scott Laughton. On Friday’s 31 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman went deep into the Flyers problem and what they can potentially do at the deadline. Any other team would likely try and kickstart a rebuild, asset managing their way to some extra draft picks, but with the established core and expectations beyond the current standings, it’s a wishy-washy kind of deadline for Philadelphia. With some level of disappointment in every position, they have fallen on hard times and it would take a miracle to rescue the season from where they are in the standings. The Philadelphia Flyers are one of the most interesting teams as the hockey world crawls towards the NHL trade deadline. ![]()
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