Earlier this month, Elliotte Friedman mentioned on his 30 Thoughts Podcast that he would “bet” Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux will gets moved at this year’s NHL trade deadline. On the same podcast this week, Friedman mentioned that the Colorado Avalanche are the team connected to nearly every big time trade rumor as the deadline approaches.
Friedman elaborates a little bit when it comes to the rumor saying that Joe Sakic is looking for a right handed shot up front and that an impact player on an expiring contract like Giroux would be his preference.
With the Flyers sitting at the bottom or the Metropolitan Division standings, it stands to reason that they would be looking to move out guys like Giroux who can could bring back a decent return as a rental at the deadline.