The Philadelphia Flyers front office, led by Fletcher, probably won’t be able to move Jori Lehtera’s $4.5 million contract before it expires, but Wayne Simmonds and Michael Raffl are both trade candidates, up for the Unrestricted Free Agent market this summer.
The Flyers started the All-Star break with 44 points, the third worst record in the Eastern Conference, and 14 points away from a hated rival in the Pittsburgh Penguins, whom at the time occupied the wild card spot, but we’re going streaking! In dire straits, the Flyers found a way to win eight consecutively and now stand only 5 points away from the wild card spot at the time this article was written.