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Could the Flyers trade their first round pick?

Way back in the before-time of June, I wrote an article pondering whether or not the Flyers could trade up in the draft.

This was before I had done the majority of my draft research, and I wasn’t fully aware of how deep this year’s class was. Revisiting my thoughts, I’m not so sure I would like the Flyers to make any drastic moves to pick earlier in the first round. However, let’s consider the following option: the Flyers moving the first round pick entirely,

With the stellar regular season and relative success that the Flyers enjoyed in the bubble, it doesn’t appear entirely out of the realm of possibility that they could move their first round pick in a package to acquire some serious talent.