While the Flyers moved on from Laughton, which general manager Danny Brière says "it’s a little scary," the team is excited about keeping defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen.

The Philadelphia Flyers are trading center Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs for winger Nikita Grebenkin and a first-round pick on NHL trade deadline day, according to multiple reports.According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman,

Losing Laughton and Kuzmenko will make it even tougher for the Flyers to climb back into a playoff spot. They’re 14th in the Eastern Conference (only eight teams make the postseason) and there only 19 games left to play. Sanheim agrees with Couturier that Laughton leaves behind quite a legacy.