PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 19: James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers is checked by Rasmus Ristolainen #55 of the Buffalo Sabres in the first period at Wells Fargo Center on January 19, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher continued his active offseason by acquiring Rasmus Ristolainen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for their first-round pick in tonight’s NHL Entry Draft, defenseman Robert Hagg, and a future second-round pick.
Ristolainen will make $5.4 million in the final year of his deal in 2021-22.