Ristolainen, who has been linked with a trade, has been playing some of his best hockey of his Flyers career lately.
Toronto is in a better position to win than it has been in decades, and it'll be another failed year if it does nothing substantial.
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.
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.