Danny Briere had to strike the right balance at this year’s trade deadline between building the future of the Philadelphia Flyers while not fracturing the current roster too much to negatively impact the team’s improbable playoff push.
No player made that goal more complicated than Scott Laughton. Currently the second longest tenured Flyer behind Sean Couturier, Laughton’s numbers on the scoresheet won’t jump out at you: he’s on pace for just 40 points this season. Still, given that his career best effort was a 43 point performance last season, that’s more than serviceable for the role he’s being asked to play.