Trade pitch emerges for Philadephia Flyers defenceman
As we await the debut of the highly anticipated NHL season, GM Stan Bowman looks for some last minute trade ideas.
Jonathan Larivee from hockey feed has come out with an intriguing trade pitch idea that has sparked some conversation in Oil Country.
Stauffer indicated specifically that the Oilers would be in the market for a right shot defenseman with some term left on his contract.
Jonathan Bailey of Philly Hockey Now believes that would make the Flyers an ideal fit for a trade with the Oilers, pointing to often maligned defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen as a potential fit on the Edmonton blue line.
From Philly Hockey Now:
The one name that fits Stauffer's criteria is Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who has three years remaining on his contract at a $5.1 million cap hit.
Not only would the money work from the Oilers perspective, but it would also allow the Flyers (who are currently just over the NHL's salary cap) to become cap compliant.
Assuming Kane goes on LTIR, this would make a lot of sense for the Oilers moving forward as they would be getting a proven NHL defenceman with a much needed right shot.
source: MSN
Proposed trade between Oilers and Flyers includes former 1st round pick.
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