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

[banks]

I think Risto is seriously underrated, and he'll do well with Philadelphia. It's a good move for Buffalo, sure. But I'd say it's a win-win.

 

[SnS]

They made the 2nd round last season. They've got some very good pieces. Not the sustained level of absolute garbage the Oilers of 2015 or the Sabres of 2021 demonstrated.

And they got exposed because their coaches are useless and have no clue how to adapt in game.

if we go 0-82, I won’t be surprised.

 

[Empoleon8771]

This pretty much sums it up.

Flyers lose the trade, that's a fact.

Risto being called worse than Jack Johnson, Robert Hagg etc is pure hyperbole. Like I said, there's a handful of D that could do decent in that usage for that team

I'm not sure if you mean JJ now or JJ in the past, but if you meant in the past, Ristolainen being called the modern day version of 2010 Jack Johnson is about as spot on of a comment as you can possibly make.

They're literally identical players outside of Johnson being a lefty.

 

[mercury]

There's nothing funnier than reading a player is "hard to play against" when all the other team does when he's on the ice is control the pick and score

Sounds like he is the rare "Guy you hate when he is playing against you AND hate when he is playing with you."

 

[north49er]

And Poile sits in Nashville saying over and over agin" remind me please...we got what for who?"

 

[CanadienShark]

Ouch. Paying to move Ghost, then paying for Risto is a tough one to swallow.

 

[DRAGO 18]

Man and all this time I thought Kevyn Adams was a complete buffoon he just committed larceny in this trade

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Hold on... did the flyers just trade a 1st, two 2nds and a 7th to swap Gostisbehere for Ristolainen?

 

[bleedgreen]

I’m an Oiler fan. Our team has played at a 101 point pace for the last 2 years, and everyone still craps on us at every opportunity. I get it. I’m just saying from experience that there’s a difference between “let’s make the most of a shitty situation” and “it’s an exciting time to be a xxxx fan” as you enter ANOTHER rebuild/retool. As an Oiler fan, 09/10 to 14/15 was exciting to see what the future would bring. In 17/18 and 18/19, it was “well ****. This isn’t good. Hopefully we can turn this around”.

I’m not crapping on Buffalo. I sympathize for their fans, and I get being hopeful that things will work out, but I don’t get being excited about the state of things. This trade is theoretically good value, but it doesn’t guarantee anything, as we saw with how the Sabres 4 1st round picks in 12/13 turned out

Im a Canes fan, I get it lol. It does smack a bit of you trying to remind them theyre in the suck when as you and I both know you never need reminding youre in the suck. No worries, moving on.

 

[PensandCaps]

Risto isn't even good offensively. I don't understand what Philly was thinking here.

His highest 5v5 points in a year is 26...

 

[jonlin]

Hold on... did the flyers just trade a 1st, two 2nds and a 7th to swap Gostisbehere for Ruotsalainen?

Reijo Ruotsalainen:

1981-82	New York Rangers	NHL	78	18	38	56	27	18	|	Playoffs	10	4	5	9	2
Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	2		|
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL	77	16	53	69	22	27	|	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	6
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL	74	20	39	59	26	17	|	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL	80	28	45	73	32	-27	|	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	6

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

If Philly get that kinda production its a good trade.

 

[Djp]

WTF Chuck Fletcher is a moron!!

he’s been nice to us over the years….

 

[jonlin]

Risto isn't even good offensively. I don't understand what Philly was thinking here.

His highest 5v5 points in a year is 26...

Ooh, I didnt know only 5vs5 points matter in hockey?

 

[Sasso09]

Hell be overused here to justify what was moved for him. And the fact that our team is hot trash - isn’t a good indication.

He can't possibly be used as much as he was in Buffalo.. You're aware he played more minutes than anyone right? They had the guy playing 1D, 25 minutes a night on the worst team in the league with no help.

He's playing less than 20 a night, guaranteed in Philly.

 

[BruinsBtn]

This is going to be a huge test for analytics.

 

[Sasso09]

That's just a horrific trade by the Flyers. Reminds me of Schenn for JvR.

Lol it's bad but not this bad

 

[swordfan23]

Rob Ray breathes a sigh of relief no longer having to pronounce Ristolainen and Ruotsalainen on the same shift.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Reijo Ruotsalainen:

1981-82	New York Rangers	NHL	78	18	38	56	27	18	|	Playoffs	10	4	5	9	2
Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	2		|
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL	77	16	53	69	22	27	|	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	6
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL	74	20	39	59	26	17	|	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL	80	28	45	73	32	-27	|	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	6

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

If Philly get that kinda production its a good trade.

Ristolainen****************

 

[Djp]

Kevin Adams got schooled….

 

[backburner]

i see why voracek requested a trade

 

[State of Hockey]

Chuck Fletcher strikes again! Two things you can be sure of with him: giving away the farm for overrated young players, and making bug trades with the Buffalo Sabres. This checks off both boxes.

 

[tsujimoto74]

he’s been nice to us over the years….

Oh man, I'd completely forgotten, but Fletcher was with the Wild all those years where they just kept giving us extra draft picks, wasn't he?

 

[Saitama]

As a Jets and Rangers fan, this is some sweet news to wake up to!

 

[JohnHodgson]

Hold on... did the flyers just trade a 1st, two 2nds and a 7th to swap Gostisbehere for Ristolainen?

Wowwwwww yikes

 

[The Nuge]

Im a Canes fan, I get it lol. It does smack a bit of you trying to remind them theyre in the suck when as you and I both know you never need reminding youre in the suck. No worries, moving on.

It was a Canuck fan I responded to though. But ya, you’re definitely right about not needing to be reminded…