Podcast: Trade Deadline Reaction

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The Michael Raffl era has ended.

Raff played 504 regular season games for the Philadelphia Flyers, plus another 28 playoff games, amassing 86 goals and 168 points during his eight seasons in orange and black.

Signing as a free agent with Philly in May 2013, Raffl became a lineup staple as a 26-year-old sophomore, being entrusted to play alongside Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek for much of 2014-15 when he potted 21 goals (18 at even strength).

But Raffl’s true talent was a productive, dependable bottom-of-the-lineup player and he was fine in that role, but after eight seasons and five coaches, it became clear that it was time to cash in the chips on the…