March 03, 2023
UPDATE [3:07 p.m. ET] – A deal that did go through: Patrick Brown has been traded to the Senators for a 2023 sixth-round pick, giving Ottawa a depth center and a faceoff specialist for a late playoff push.
Trade alert! The #Sens have acquired centre Patrick Brown from @NHLFlyers in exchange for the team's sixth-round draft pick in ’23. pic.twitter.com/08q99A6hD5
— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) March 3, 2023
JVR was not dealt, whatever was possible did not get consummated with DET
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 3, 2023
Hearing that JvR ultimately was not traded.
— Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) March 3, 2023
What an absolute failure on the part of Chuck Fletcher and the Flyers.
UPDATE [2:50 p.m. ET] – Or...maybe not...after multiple beats reported that no deal was done just yet, Friedman followed up that "something happened" to pull the deal back.
Let's see how it plays out
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 3, 2023
UPDATE [2:40 p.m. ET] – James van Riemsdyk is being dealt to Detroit, per Sportsnet's league insider Elliotte Friedman.
pending physical/trade call
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 3, 2023
A club trending up and trying to make a late playoff push, the Red Wings will pick up a net-front presence, ironically enough, as they're about to come to town Sunday to face the Flyers.
Philly's return is not yet known.
UPDATE [2:30 p.m. ET] – The clock's ticking, but things appear to be picking up on James van Riemsdyk at the last minute.
Per TSN's Darren Dreger, Detroit and Seattle are making a push, which came in just minutes after the Wild dealt Jordan Greenway to Buffalo, who was rumored to be a piece in a potential JvR deal between the Flyers and the Wild.
Sounds like Detroit is joining Seattle in a push for JVR. Traction developing of late.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 3, 2023
Additionally, The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta reported on Sportsnet's trade deadline special that van Riemsdyk will be on the move before 3 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned.
The Flyers came into Friday quiet and with James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Hayes, and a number of other rumored trade targets still on the team.
They did finally make a move, shipping enforcer Zack MacEwen to Los Angeles for another fourth-liner in Brendan Lemieux and a fifth-round draft pick in 2024.
But with the countdown to the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline in its final hours, can general manager Chuck Fletcher pull off any more deals in the Flyers' clearly stated sale?
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