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Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher open to trading first-round pick, but only at right price

Wednesday afternoon, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher and assistant general manager Brent Flahr spoke with the media as they prepare for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers currently own the No. 5 overall pick of the draft, but it’s no guarantee they’ll keep their selection — especially after they shipped off last year’s first-round pick (and change) to acquire Rasmus Ristolainen from the Buffalo Sabres.

Fletcher’s plan to “aggressively retool” the Flyers could involve various types of transactions, including swapping the No. 5 pick for a player with high-end talent. But according to Fletcher, the player they’d receive in such a move would have to fit a very specific criteria.