The NHL trade deadline has officially passed, and now the Philadelphia Flyers fan base is demanding answers.
Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher had a deal involving impending free agent James van Riemsdyk fall through with minutes to spare before the deadline. Van Riemsdyk was one of the top forwards available at the trade deadline, and now the Flyers risk the possibility of losing him this summer for nothing.
On Tuesday afternoon, Fletcher told reporters the Flyers would be sellers. But instead of moving their most valuable trade candidate, they shipped off depth forwards Patrick Brown and Zach MacEwen and ended up acquiring a pair of late-round draft picks and an enforcer.