Flyers Flip Andrei Kuzmenko for a Draft Pick
First Flyers move on deadline day:
Flyers trade Kuzmenko to LAK in exchange for third round pick in ’27
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 7, 2025
Flyers retain 50% of Kuzmenko’s cap hit. 27 3rd going to Philly https://t.co/rCCt1sjGUI
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) March 7, 2025
Kuzmenko came over in the salary dump-ish trade that saw Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee send to Calgary. He was on an expiring deal and hitting free agency, so Danny Briere flipped him to a playoff team and got back a 3rd round draft pick two years from now. That’s probably the best bit of business you can do in a situation like this one. Kuzmenko ended up playing seven games in Philly.
FWIW, it’s being reported that Scott Laughton is not on the ice Friday afternoon, and there are some Risto rumors out there as well:
No Scott Laughton on the ice today for Flyers practice, which is certainly noteworthy.
— Charlie O’Connor (@charlieo_conn) March 7, 2025
Flyers update. Big ask on Ristolainen. 1st, prospect and player. Decent chance he stays in Philly. Hard to replace. Teams that missed on Nelson are circling on Laughton and the price is a haul.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 7, 2025
