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Report:
Ant DiMarco reports the backup goaltender position “will be addressed” this offseason, Joseph Woll of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen of the Buffalo Sabres could be targets.
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Report:
Exploring a Sean Couturier trade this upcoming summer is something the Flyers are expected to “definitely look into”
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Report:
Flyers will “almost certainly” be trading two defenseman this offseason. The two names as of now are Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler. With David Jiricek not being waiver exempt starting next season he will 100% be on the Flyers roster next season.
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According to reports:
Flyers have been looking into the goalie market ahead of the deadline today, obvious need to upgrade behind Vladar
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Updates:
Flyers are also in talks about Deslauriers, Grundstrom and Ristolainen ahead of the 3PM EST Trade Deadline.
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Trade Alert: Bobby Brink to #MNWild  for David Jiricek
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Per Brandon Sommermann
Rasmus Ristolainen market should pick up as the morning goes on. #LGRW
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and possibly a few more are still it in. Danny Briere is holding firm on his price, we now wait to see if a team will meet it. #LetsGoFlyers

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Chris Johnston on Insider Trading: "I'm still wondering maybe a Rasmus Ristolainen reunion in Buffalo although the prices there are pretty high because there are a lot of teams involved with Philadelphia"
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RUMOR:
Both Elliotte Friedman and Anthony SanFilippo have speculated Tampa Bay being a destination for Bobby Brink
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News:
The Boston Bruins have checked in on the availability of Owen Tippett “several times” leading into the deadline thus far.
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Source: Half Dozen teams interested in Ristolainen

The Flyers got significant traction over the Olympic break on Ristolainen, and the interest increased as the tournament went on and his play with Finland continued to impress.
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Transaction:

Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald will be recalled from the Phantoms and join the Flyers for practice tomorrow, substituting in at practice for Sanhiem and Risto while they are away at the Olympics
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Transaction:
Flyers have recalled goaltender Carson Bjarnason from the Phantoms.
With the Flyers beginning to practice again they are in need of a second goalie for practices with Vladar still in Italy for the Olympics
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REPORT:
The Flyers trading Emil Andrae at the deadline is a “real possibility”
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TRADE RUMOR: Could the Philadelphia Flyers pull off a blockbuster for St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas?

The asking price is steep: Owen Tippett, a 2026 1st, a top prospect. Thomas has a full NTC. Does he waive it to play in Philly?
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Per Anthony Di Marco: “Speaking with a source...I do think the backup goaltending position is something the Flyers have earmarked for the offseason”
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Per Ant DiMarco:

Samuel Ersson (RFA at season's end) has continued to struggle this season and, by the sounds of it, it appears that the Flyers are finally prepared to explore outside options
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No trades can occur after 3pm ET today, and the NHL will undergo a roster freeze until February 22nd at 11:59pm ET.
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Per Charlie O’Connor:

Denver Barkey said that he's not getting sent back to the AHL during the break. He's going back home for a bit.
That said, he's not living in a hotel anymore in Philly. He's living with Trevor Zegras.
Zegras opened his doors to him.
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Danny Briere on the Trade Deadline
-"It's probably going to be on the quieter side. We're not looking to unload unless something too good came to us. We're not looking at rentals... This is not the time to spend assets to try to just get in, to make a push for the playoffs."

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Updates from the Flyers Carnival this past weekend:

Panarin: Flyers like Panarin, would pay the 4 year $50 mil asking price, refuse to trade assets to acquire him, would make a run in free agency but don’t believe he’ll make it there
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Keith Jones:
-Feels the league notifying teams years in advance that the cap would go up with concrete numbers affected teams looking to strike on UFAs and made it easier for teams to retain pending UFAs
-Flyers must alter their plan for the summer with all the big names gone