Andrae Healthy Scratch as Flyers Shuffle D

Emil Andrae sits as a healthy scratch with Rasmus Ristolainen reclaiming his top-pair spot ahead of the Flyers' back-to-back grind. The 24-year-old puck-mover, who flashed 10 points early, cools off with just one assist in his last 15 games despite solid underlying metrics like a team-high expected goals share. Coaches prioritize lefty-righty balance and penalty kill stability, but whispers in front offices grow louder as the trade deadline looms just two days away.