The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. next Wednesday.
As usual, the number of scouts at Flyers home games again reached double digits during a 4-l loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night (see game story).
Two clubs that have been in Philadelphia quite a bit this month are the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings.
The Avs, who are dead last in the NHL, have been trying to move Gabriel Landeskog and/or Matt Duchene for quite a while. They would love to do a deal with the Flyers, according to an NHL source.
Colorado is looking for a top forward and defensive help. A number of NHL clubs realize the Flyers have a slew of young upcoming defensemen and not all of them are going to be able to play here, certainly at the same time.
The Kings are in search of a left wing who might be a nice fit with Anze Kopitar, but the Flyers don't have a left wing they can part with and, frankly, would love to have a scoring winger themselves to pair with Claude Giroux.
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Some of the 10 clubs here on Wednesday night are in need of a backup goalie for a playoff run. Perhaps even the Kings, if Jonathan Quick doesn't return soon. L.A. waived Jeff Zatkoff on Wednesday.
Scouts say there is a market for Michal Neuvirth right now if the Flyers want to move him. He's been playing a lot and he's been very sharp and healthy, which is always a factor when talking about him.
Neuvirth made his fifth consecutive start in Wednesday's game against the Capitals and is expected in net Saturday night at Heinz Field for the Stadium Series game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Flyers need a goaltender under contract to expose in this summer's expansion draft and both Neuvirth and Steve Mason can be unrestricted free agents.
Zatkoff could be that guy if the Flyers claimed him and moved one of their goalies now.
If you're general manager Ron Hextall, the Flyers' numbers offer a compelling reason to be a seller: 3-6-1 since coming out of the All-Star break and 9-15-4 since the club's 10-game win streak in mid-December.
