While the Flyers moved on from Laughton, which general manager Danny Brière says "it’s a little scary," the team is excited about keeping defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen.

The Philadelphia Flyers are trading center Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs for winger Nikita Grebenkin and a first-round pick on NHL trade deadline day, according to multiple reports.According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman,

Losing Laughton and Kuzmenko will make it even tougher for the Flyers to climb back into a playoff spot. They’re 14th in the Eastern Conference (only eight teams make the postseason) and there only 19 games left to play. Sanheim agrees with Couturier that Laughton leaves behind quite a legacy.

VOORHEES, N.J. — Since he took over nearly two years ago as the Philadelphia Flyers’ general manager, Daniel Briere has methodically subtracted players he believed didn’t fit in with what the team was building or the culture they were trying to instill. Kevin Hayes, Ivan Provorov, Tony DeAngelo, Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee — all were sent packing.

The NHL’s trade deadline is on Friday and the annual tradition of Scott Laughton’s name being tossed around this time of year rolls on. Once again the Flyers forward is rumored to be on the move as teams try to boost their rosters for Stanley Cup runs.

Trade deadline season provides some abrupt farewells and Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere raved about Scott Laughton’s character after he was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday at the NHL Trade Deadline.

Flyers general manager Daniel Briere’s patience paid off, as the Toronto Maple Leafs seemingly overpaid for Scott Laughton after other center options were already off the board.