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NHL Daily: Torts Hints at Flyers Shakeup; Fla. Slips Ahead of Penguins

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Defenseman Ivan Provorov (left) is among the Philadelphia Flyers' many trade candidates this summer. Photo: AP.

Step right up, NHL teams. The Philadelphia Flyers are going to be selling players this offseason.

No, it won’t be a fire sale, according to interim general manager Danny Briere. But it is imperative to shed some big contracts so this rebuild can be done correctly.

“For me, the next step with this organization is that you don’t start adding players until you subtract players,” coach John Tortorella said on Monday. “I think there needs to be some subtraction. Those will be in discussions at the end of the year.”

Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen, Tony DeAngelo, and Kevin Hayes are among the players expected to be in trade discussions.

All won’t be dealt. But don’t be surprised if two of them have new addresses next season.

The Flyers have 13 games remaining, starting with Tuesday’s matchup with surging Florida. The Panthers beat Detroit on Monday, 5-2, and increased their point streak to seven games (6-0-1). They also inched ahead of Pittsburgh — a 2-1 loser to visiting Ottawa — for the last wild-card spot.

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Florida Hockey Now: The Panthers continued their roll and they whipped Detroit, 5-2. Aleksander “Sasha” Barkov became the all-time leading scorer in franchise history. Florida Panthers.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins lost their fourth straight and fell out of a playoff spot with their 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Pittsburgh, which surrendered a late power-play goal, lost despite a 49-21 shots domination. Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Washington Hockey Now: Star defenseman John Carlson is close to returning to the Capitals’ lineup. Washington Capitals.

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