Chicago takes on 4 really bad contracts, but also adds 2 additional lottery picks in a stacked draft. They only have to deal with OEL and Ristolainen for 1 year after Bedard's ELC. They get 4 veteran players that help reach the cap floor. They lose 4 mid-level prospects and some picks, but the 4 top 20 picks in this draft and the 3 from 2022 would easily make up for that loss.

Philly gets rid of probably the worst 5v5 player in the league right now (Ristolainen) and an injured Atkinson. $11 million in cap relief and some picks/prospects.

Vancouver is in the same boat, get rid of the OEL and Myers contracts for $13 milllion in relief and picks/prospects.

Why does Philly need cap relief if they are rebuilding?

As much as I’d hate to go another year without a 1st, the Canucks should definitely take that

This is the dumbest most pathetic trade I have seen made on this site lol. The Flyers give up Atkinson (who has value) and Risto (who had the best season of his career) and 2023 7OA for scraps 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I mean come on did you even use ur brain to make this trade? The Flyers can easily flip both players for futures at a deadline in the coming years and can still pick 7th overall this year. I already knew you were a Chicago fan before clicking on ur profile because this is the most pathetic homer trade I have seen 😂😂😂😂 if you were a GM you would be blocked by the other 31 games because of ridiculous trade proposals like this lol

They don’t this guys just has no clue what he’s talking about just blowing smoke

This reasoning is hilariously dumb lol

What would be fair for getting $11 million of dead cap on term?

Risto is quite literally one of the worst players with a one-way deal and has 4 years left. Atkinson played a total of 0 (zero) games last year. RIsto has very negative value, and Atkinson is a negative asset too.

Not the 7th OA pick in one of the most stacked drafts in history 😂😂 did you start following hockey yesterday? Atkinson isn’t hurt anymore and Risto just had a decent season the Flyers aren’t moving either of them and aren’t even looking to move either of them

You have 0 hockey knowledge. Like less than zero. Atkinson is back to being healthy and if he isn’t oh we’ll stash him on LTIR. Risto may be a negative asset but it doesn’t matter. The Flyers are REBUILDING. In a REBUILD you stack futures to REBUILD. Like stacking picks like the 7th overall pick in the most stacked draft OF ALL TIME. Not trading it away for cap relief because the Flyers DON’T need cap relief as they aren’t looking to compete

@DirtyDangles @Moss_Bucket @Farabee look at this trade lol

This hurt to look at. Flyers don't need relief, and even if they did they won't be trading the 7oa to do it. Especially in such a stacked draft. Chicago is already getting ungodly luck in landing Bedard right after the last two of their dynasty players left, not many teams are gonna want to help them, especially the teams who lost the lotto to them.

The suggestion that the Flyers need to spend for cap relief right now just shows a lack of understanding of where the Flyers are. For once in history, the Flyers are in the market for ACQUIRING cap dumps, instead of leading the league in need of MAKING cap dumps. Hell has frozen over, pls send us 1st OA and Seth Jones for 7th OA.

Hawks are not taking on $17m +, giving up four picks including two 2nds and two of their highly thought of D prospects for two 1st and a bunch of overpaid players that the other teams are anxious to move.