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.

It’s been a long time coming. After years of speculation and chatter, the Flyers on Friday and finally traded Scott Laughton. The veteran forward, a 2025 fourth-round pick, and a 2027 sixth-rounder have been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin and a top-10 protected first-round pick in 2027.

The Maple Leafs traded for Scott Laughton to centre their third line. His biggest role might come behind the scenes.