Flyers officially puts London, Ontario product on trade block; he could fit well in Toronto
The Flyers missed out on Johnny Gaudreau because they didn't want to move contracts out to make the money work. They've likely lost Ryan Ellis, for the season as his career is in question after hip surgery, and they have John Tortorella as their new head coach. Not the greatest of starts to their offseason.
Now, according to The Fourth Period, the Flyers are open to moving 25-year-old Travis Konecny in a "talent for talent" type of a trade. Konecny is in the third year of a six year deal that pays him a $5.5M AAV and is coming off of a 52 point season. He's a versatile forward that brings an edge with his game and is exactly the type of winger the Leafs need alongside William Nylander and John Tavares.
If the Flyers want to make a talent for talent deal, Alex Kerfoot could be part of an ideal package going back to Philly. With only a year left on his contract at $3.5M and coming off of his own 51-point season, Kerfoot could provide some stability down the middle behind Kevin Hayes while Sean Couturier recovers from surgery and shift over to the wing when Coots is ready to return.
Konecny and Kerfoot are coming off of identical seasons and both play on the powerplay and penalty kill. The Flyers are trying to avoid a rebuild (again) and going with a "retool" instead. Of course, the Leafs are already $1.5M over the cap with Sandin still to sign, so perhaps Sandin makes sense as the primary piece going back in the deal along with Kerfoot, who has no term remaining on his deal. The Flyers could include an NHL-ready prospect of their own, or perhaps a high pick to balance things out. It's really anyone's guess at this point though -- and there's no guarantee that Konecny is even on Kyle Dubas' radar.
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JUILLET 26 | 978 ANSWERS Flyers officially puts London, Ontario product on trade block; he could fit well in Toronto Travis Konecny and Philly's 1st round pick (lottery protected) for Rasmus Sandin and Alex Kerfoot: Who says no? | ||
| Leafs say no | 250 | 25.6 % |
| Flyers say no | 279 | 28.5 % |
| Both teams say no | 139 | 14.2 % |
| Done deal | 310 | 31.7 % |
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