Ahead of their final game before the NHL trade deadline, one logically would have expected the Philadelphia Flyers to sit their players drawing trade chatter from around the league. James van Riemsdyk? Justin Braun? Nick Seeler? Kevin Hayes? Surely they’d all be nestled in the press box covered head to toe in bubble wrap for asset management reasons, right?
Not so fast.
Surprisingly, each of the Flyers’ top trade candidates took the ice Wednesday night. Unfortunately, their presence didn’t exactly do the Flyers much good. The Flyers lost 3-2 to the New York Rangers in overtime, and it was one of the Rangers’ big trade acquisitions who netted the dagger.