Flyers Flip Andrei Kuzmenko for a Draft Pick

Published: Mar 7th, 2025 · 12:11 PM EST

Mar 4, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Andrei Kuzmenko (96) celebrates his goal against Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf (32) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

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

Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com