from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- Where do the Flyers go? Fletcher said Scott Gordon remains a “strong candidate,” and that he’s “going to take the time to get it right.” You’ve got to think they look at Alain Vigneault. It has been noted that when Todd Richards brought Dan Bylsma to AHL Wilkes-Barre as an assistant coach, it was on a recommendation from Fletcher. He was assistant GM in Pittsburgh at the time. But, by Fletcher’s own words, what happens to some of these teams in the playoffs will be a factor.

- Word is that a number of teams have closely scouted Rasmus Ristolainen since the deadline. He had a rough year. But he’s a right-handed shot approaching age 25. If Botterill wants to consider moving him, there will be interest. There is a feeling that, outside of the fiery Jack Eichel, a lot of his young players are too relaxed or passive. It’s not the worst idea to see how that evolves.

“If we can bring some established NHLers to help out (our young players), we’ll certainly look at it,” Botterill said.

Marek asked if he’ll move more firsts like he did for Brandon Montour.

“Where the first one’s going to be (seventh), its always going to be difficult to move that one…. You’re probably holding on to that one.”

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