With the NHL’s trade deadline a couple of weeks away, there’s plenty of rampant speculation as to who will still be a Flyer after March 8. One advantage the Philadelphia Flyers have over many cap-ceiling teams is a healthy amount of cap space freed up, estimated to be a hair under $9 million come deadline day (thanks CapFriendly). If the Flyers decide to put Ryan Ellis on Long-Term Injured Reserve, that should make that magic number just over $15 million, a sizeable amount to take advantage of.
As a result, general manager Danny Briere could take on a few questionable contracts if the end result is a first-round or second-round draft pick coming back in return.