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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMay 15 at 3:11 p.m.
Thread: Flyers Actually Rebuilding
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FlyOrDie20</b></div><div>Scott Laughton alone is worth a high second-late first. To add a fourth it requires Ollie Lyksell, Garnet Hathaway, a second, and a fifth? Flyers decline this.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FlyOrDie20</b></div><div>Scott Laughton alone is worth a high second-late first. To add a fourth it requires Ollie Lyksell, Garnet Hathaway, a second, and a fifth? Flyers decline this.</div></div>
I respectfully disagree, I think Danny B would take this without a 4th, despite Torts losing his mind. If they’re actually committed to rebuilding you sell 29 yo Laughton while people are still willing to overpay for him. The additional pieces are needed as 11 is not a late first and honestly probably wouldn’t even be enough.

Additionally Philly will currently be over the cap next year and will need to shed salary - likely a Atkinson buyout - however if you can free up $3-5mil and get great value back for the rebuild, open up slots for developing players and not have to buyout Atkinson it’d be a huge win imo
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMay 15 at 3:03 p.m.
Thread: Flyers Actually Rebuilding
I don’t disagree that Laughton is overvalued for everything he “does/provides” outside of actual play but Philly has “allegedly” turned down multiple late first offers for Laughton alone and Buffalo has been linked to him multiple times.

The additional pieces although not “how hockey trades work” help to bridge the gap from potential late first value to early-mid first round. Also provides Buffalo veteran leadership / grit / depth and properly slots the majority of their bottom 6.

While some Flyers fans may think this isn’t enough for Laughton because of his “intangibles” everyone else in the league will think this is a bit of an overpay by BUF - however imo the exact type of overpay that a team trying to end a 13 year playoff drought might attempt