Flyers' Rasmus Ristolainen trade rumor isn't great news for rest of NHL due to asking price
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The Philadelphia Flyers still have Rasmus Ristolainen with less than four hours remaining to Friday's 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline.
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The rumors suggest that may be the case after the deadline, too.
The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun posted this on X at about 11:30 a.m. ET:
"Teams still trying on Rasmus Ristolainen at this hour but Flyers are fine keeping him unless their price is met (has another year on his deal)."
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The asking price has previously been reported to be a first-round pick and more assets beyond that.
A lot of teams are already moving first-round picks around for other players, and there aren't too many contending teams still with first-round picks to even use in a potential deal.
The Sabres were in the running, but they traded for two defensemen from the Jets.
Ironically, Buffalo got a draft pick it used on Isak Rosen when it traded Ristolainen to the Flyers. And to complete that trade with Winnipeg, the Sabres sent Rosen to the Jets.
There are still other teams seeking a right-shot defenseman, which means Ristolainen is certainly still in play.
It could become a bit of a game of chicken, though.
Will the Flyers hold firm? Will another team pay up? Will there be a compromise?
The end result could simply be that nothing happens at all.
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