Ristolainen, who has been linked with a trade, has been playing some of his best hockey of his Flyers career lately.

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.

The clock is ticking down to Friday's trade deadline. Will Danny Brière and the Flyers get an offer to act on before then?

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

Have been told that the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t received many calls on defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, something they weren’t expecting.

Danny [Brière] is listening, he has to listen because we’re in that stage,” Tortorella said. "We have to improve our team. Scottie is loved here, but you can’t fall in love."