The Philadelphia Flyers are officially being linked to one of the biggest names to hit the trade rumor mill in years — Elias Pettersson.
According to reports from Marco D’Amico, the Flyers could be a team to watch as the Vancouver Canucks pivot toward a rebuild. After moving on from Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller, Vancouver may be open to listening on Pettersson, especially with his $11.6M cap hit and recent dip in production.
In this video, we break down:
Why Vancouver may actually trade Elias Pettersson
How Rick Tocchet’s history with Pettersson changes everything
The Flyers’ long search for a true 1C
Why salary retention could supercharge the return
The real risks — and why this moment feels different
This isn’t just another Flyers rumor.
This could be a franchise-defining decision.
Let me know in the comments: Should the Flyers pull the trigger if the price is right?
X – https://x.com/HWhockeyX
IG – https://www.instagram.com/hwhockeyig/
#sportsnet #philadelphiaflyers #nhl
40 Comments
We have a small team that’s getting pushed around, we need a big skilled center, not a small soft tinkerbelle. No way do I give up Martone or our first round pick,which is gonna be a top ten after the collapse is complete.
Peterson is not the answer for the Flyers!
Dont touch with a pole
This would be a mistake of monumental proportions
Salary retention makes sense otherwise no way. Moves like this are total hit or miss, but with our wings in place, we could be scary to play against.
IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON WHAT DANNY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP – SOME PLAYERS NEED TO STAY – GIVE THEM BRINK TIPPETT AND DELARUAIRES AND A DRAFT PICK AND REQUEST CAP DISCOUNT LIKE 25%
Doesn't Tocchet hate this guy?
Flyers need players that are hard to play against not a diva no thanks.
Do not trade Port Martone he is exactly what we need . We don't need Vancouvers trash
This is the kind of trade that fans don't want until it actually happens…. and then everyone is happy. In this case, everything will depend on the price to be paid. If it doesn't involve Zegras, Martone and Michkov, we have to do it….I prefer to pay the full contract rather than give away one of these players
We need goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending. Goaltending.
So ya, goaltending.
There is zero interest in this player by Flyers
This exact season even with the nosedive would have been perfectly acceptable had the team waited until the deadline to trade Dvorak. Another top 10 pick plus whatever they could have gotten for Dvorak would have been a nice edition. Instead I doubt this team will improve at all in the next 5 years. It's going to be 6 straight years with no playoffs and will probably be at least another 6 years.
Does he play in goal at all? He’s a player but right now we need to actually try and properly fix our situation there…
If the Flyers traded for Petersson, I would be livid. His style, the contract, and you have to give up assets for him? Bruh
Nesbitt, Coots and Torontos first.
Martone is the only viable prospect the Flyers have and I can't see Martone being included in a trade for an 11 mill plus player
If we’re gonna get rid of assets, I would rather get rid of assets for a goalie right now then this guy
No no no! Please do not trade to add any players now. He is not the answer now. This team is not winning this year. I would much rather see them sell a few players and thus get a higher draft pick (as Danny already blew the Jett pick and the Nesbit pick). If Pettersson is still available after the season ends, then listen, but I still believe the price to acquire him will be to high and his contact is also high for a player now at the hight of his career and starting on the downward side.
Totally agree, Ledhead.
I would do it for Mich and Yorki – only.
Or Luchanko and Yorki.
Tim, he's a soft player.
No thanks. Soft player.
Not many teams will be interested in Pettersson
Sabres fan here have fun with that!! Soft as whip cream. I was so scared with our last GM was apparently interested in him. NO WAY
His contract & who he is as a player…nope.
No.
goalie first
Locker room poison, no thanks
Petterson is useless! Philly please don't trade for him!
First off, GREAT piece James! What would you be willing to give up for Elias? I would package Tippett and picks, but no prospects. And I would never take on the full 11.6 mil.
They have to trade for a number 1 center, they wont ever finish low enough to draft one and They don't have one in the system to develop so must trade for one. I would much rather Robert Thomas over EP40 . I would give Jack Nisbit and two 1st and more for Thomas. This rebuild has been a failure and was never done right. They need to make a big balls move or be really bad finish bottom 5 for 2-3 years in a row to get the top talent to win with.
Lmao, don't do this To EP40… Just trade him to the coach which is the reason his team fell apart lol
Awful move he isn’t he franchise player.he is your second or third guy.if you trade for him it would be like the Giroux era all over again
Please change your intro and outro music, its horrible it make me want to become a Penguins fan
Not buying it. Tocchet's familiarity with Petterson isn't a positive here. Many of the rumours out of Vancouver were that Tocchet though Pettersen was soft. I'm not saying never, the kid is talented, but i wouldn't bet the farm on this happening.
The last player Tocchet wants is the guy he watched help implode the Canucks when he was there
This team does not deserve prospects that they cannot grow/ develop. So trade Martone, Michkov , 1st this year and 27 and throw in Brake too. Flyers win some games first half of the year and believe they are a playoff team that can go deep . They start trading for a player this is going on for the past 25 years.
I saw a Canucks fan saying they thought they could get Martone in the package… I think the fuck not