The Flyers' asking price is high, and they likely won't want to retain any salary on Ristolainen in future seasons.

Obviously, the last couple of years, starting from training camp, I’ve obviously been hurt,” Ristolainen admitted. For a player like Ristolainen—whose game is built on physicality, endurance, and a punishing style of play—health is everything.

Although it's been widely expected that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen would be getting a change of scenery between now and the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline, that might no longer be the case. “The needle, at the moment, is inching back ...

Darren Dreger: The Philadelphia Flyers are asking for a first-round pick, a prospect and a player for defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. There is a good chance that he will remain with the Flyers. Kevin Kurz: The Flyers weren’t getting a lot of calls on Rasmus Ristolainen and it’s hard to see him being traded.

Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia: Hall writes that the Philadelphia Flyers have some players that the teams want. Under GM Daniel Briere, this is the second straight season that the Flyers are open for business with players like Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen.

After Friday’s flurry of Flyers trades, a letdown of sorts against the Seattle Kraken was hardly unexpected on Saturday afternoon. But few would have guessed the Philadelphia squad