Confirmed Trade: [PHI/BUF] Rasmus Ristolainen for Robert Hagg, 2021 1st round pick, 2023 2nd round pick

[SimpleJack]

If this is the case then I don’t even wanna know what it’s gonna take to acquire Seth Jones.

 

[Draftman]

Maybe this guy kept upping the price?

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

And just like that the flyers are out of today’s events

 

[RantanenRavin]

So the Flyers have essentially paid a 1st, two 2nds, a 7th and Hagg to swap out Ghost for Risto? That seems like poor asset management to me.

 

[The Burdened]

been a long long time since I've seen a GM in any sport cause this much damage to a franchise in less than 24 hours

 

[Figgy44]

Ristolainen eats that all up and then some, no? I will say I do like that Philly isn't content to just sit on the sidelines.

My mistake, I somehow thought Myers was due a pay raise soon, but he has two more years at 2.5 AAV. But IMO Risto's ceiling is higher than Myers and it's risk it's a marginal upgrade. IMO the rewards is a top pairing guy with size, offense and sandpaper within a few seasons.

 

[North Cole]

Weird, he isn't that much of an upgrade over Ghost is he?

Lol I thought Holland was bad at making trades, well he is...but that's a lot to give up. See if it works out for them

 

[captainpaxil]

I wonder how many teams passed on the second to take hagg off our hands only to give up 13th overall for risto.

 

[Doctyl]

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Risto blocks shots, hit and his TK GV ratio isn't that bad for a player that plays around 25 mins a night for BUF. All of this while he produce around 40 points with bad teams after bad teams...

Top pair. Wait until he plays with great coaching and a very good team.

I mean lining up in front of a firing squad and having some shots hit you isn’t that impressive

 

[Bounces R Way]

Seems like a lot to upgrade your Robert Hagg to the Robert Hagg Sport Edition

 

[c3po]

 

[Peeps]

ok

 

[yianik]

I thought Sabres would have been happy with a 2nd ?

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

So the Flyers have essentially paid a 1st, two 2nds, a 7th and Hagg to swap out Ghost for Risto? That seems like poor asset management to me.

They're definitely up there for worst offseason so far.

 

[mercury]

Is Fletcher concerned that the Flyers are short of their traditional "guys we like but who do not contribute to winning?" We have the Old Reclamation Project Goalie Who Ends Up Playing Way Too Much (Elliott), the Predators Defenseman/Ginger (Ellis), and now the Finnish Defenseman (Risto). So we need to add The Goon and The Overmatched 4th Liner Pressed into Middle-6 Duty, and we will have the First-Round Exit Village People.

 

[SnS]

Ristolainen eats that all up and then some, no? I will say I do like that Philly isn't content to just sit on the sidelines.

I’d rather him sit on the sidelines.

 

[Ace]

I thought Sabres would have been happy with a 2nd ?

I'd have been happy with a 7th

 

[Mattilaus]

I think Risto will do well in Philly. I also think this is an overpay. Both are likely true.

 

[Empoleon8771]

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Risto blocks shots, hit and his TK GV ratio isn't that bad for a player that plays around 25 mins a night for BUF. All of this while he produce around 40 points with bad teams after bad teams...

Top pair. Wait until he plays with great coaching and a very good team.

I recommend you looking up Jack Johnson's resume and see if you think he was a top pair D.

 

[IslesNorway]

Flyers got absolutely fleeced. skinned alive.

 

[The don godfather]

Fleece job.

 

[Del Preston]

Good work, Philadelphia?

Shayne Gostisbehere ($4.5m x 2y)
Robert Hagg ($1.6m x 1y)
2021 1st round pick (13OA)
2022 2nd round pick
2023 2nd round pick
2022 7th round pick

for

Rasmus Ristolainen ($5.4m x 1y)

 

[mercury]

The scary thing is what happens if Risto plays like a decent 2nd pairing defenseman. Fletcher will think that he is making all the right moves and continue to squander valuable assets. That's one thing if it's 1998, but in a cap world, it's actually worse to do this than it is to just overpay/overyear productive guys.

 

[GRob83]

Whats the big deal? He had more goals than Eichel.

 

[BHD]

So, how much better are the Flyers after all of these big moves?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Well, lets just say I am very glad that the Devils did not promote Chuck Fletcher to GM while he was here!