NHL Rumour Roundup: Flyers' Ristolainen a Popular Trade Target

Flyers Trade Rumors: Bruins, Oilers Monitoring Rasmus Ristolainen Ahead of NHL Deadline

With the NHL trade deadline now less than two weeks away (March 6), interest in Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen is picking up steam as multiple clubs begin exploring upgrades on the blue line. Sources report that “five or six teams” around the league have checked in on the veteran defenseman, with both the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers among the clubs taking an early look at what it might take to acquire him. Ristolainen, 3…

NHL Rumour Roundup: Flyers' Ristolainen a popular trade target

The NHL’s roster freeze is over, and with the trade deadline less than two weeks away the rumour mill will start heating up quickly.

Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen drawing significant trade interest across NHL

With the gold medal awarded at the 2026 Winter Olympics and the NHL roster freeze lifted as of Sunday at midnight, the transactions are expected to really pick up ahead of the trade deadline just 12 days away. One name that could certainly be moved is Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen and according to recent reports, there are several teams interested in the hulking rearguard.According to Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco, the Fly…

Sources: half a dozen teams interested in Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen - Daily Faceoff

With the 2026 Winter Olympics behind us and Team USA revelling in their first gold medal in 46 years, it is time to get back to the NHL. There are not even two weeks to go until the trade deadline, and we are hitting the ground running with trade chatter across the league. While they aren’t expected to be especially busy over the next week and a half, the Philadelphia Flyers do have defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen to keep an eye on. Sources tell D…

Bruins, Oilers Interested In Rasmus Ristolainen

“Five or six teams” have expressed interest in acquiring Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen during the Olympic break, Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports. Among those are the Bruins and Oilers, Di Marco writes, although “neither has stepped up as a ‘serious’ landing spot to this point.” Ristolainen was a talked-about name heading into last year’s deadline season, too. The 31-year-old enjoyed the best two-way showing of his career in 2024…