Flyers Star Forward Emerges As Summer’s Hottest Trade Chip

Philadelphia has a real asset on its hands, and that is exactly the kind of thing that gets every GM in the league pretending not to be interested. When a star forward starts popping up in trade chatter, the phone calls usually come from teams that think they are one piece away from changing their own summer. The Flyers know leverage matters, but so does timing, and this market has a way of making everybody act a little more desperate than they planned.