Rasmus Ristolainen’s name has been splattered all over every single NHL trade board months before the March 7 deadline. The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman has been rumored to be on the block and potentially moved mid-season, but general manager Danny Briere isn’t necessarily working the phones to ship him out.
When asked specifically about the blueliner being potentially dealt in the middle of this season, Briere was not willing to make it a foregone conclusion.
“I don’t know yet. There’s been teams that have called to inquire. But Ristolainen has been so good for us too, and he’s not a rental,” Briere said at his midseason press conference on Tuesday.