NHL Trade Talk
Report: Flyers to Trade Nick Seeler or Sean Walker, Not Both
The 2024 NHL trade deadline is on Friday, which means the Philadelphia Flyers have some important decisions to make and not a lot of time left to make them. According to a new report, the Flyers will likely keep one of Nick Seeler and Sean Walker, but not both.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli shared on X on Tuesday afternoon that “Still 3 days to go, but sounds increasingly unlikely that #Flyers will be re-signing both Sean Walker and Nick Seeler. They’ve got a good feel now on what both will cost. Meantime, they’re fielding trade offers for both and will weigh return vs. extension.
“One likely traded,” Seravalli said.
Still 3 days to go, but sounds increasingly unlikely that #Flyers will be re-signing both Sean Walker and Nick Seeler. They've got a good feel now on what both will cost.
Meantime, they're fielding trade offers for both and will weigh return vs. extension. One likely traded.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 5, 2024
There have been some discussions about the Flyers potentially re-signing both players, but each contract negotiation has hit its own snag. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared in his latest “32 Thoughts” column that Seeler wants more money than the Flyers might be willing to give, while Walker wants a longer term than what the Flyers might be willing to give.
It’s worth noting that Seeler will turn 31 before the start of next season, and Walker will turn 30 one month into the 2024-25 season. It’s no secret that the two defensemen have played well together for the Flyers, but the front office is consciously weighing extending them versus what trading them will add to the organization in the future, as Seravalli reported.
Something that might further complicate things is that Seeler was injured in Monday night’s Flyers game against the St. Louis Blues. The 30-year-old did return for the start of the third period but did not take a shift in the final half of the period. Seeler was injured blocking a Colton Parayko shot off the left ankle, leaving him in considerable pain as he crawled around on the ice and spent several seconds trying (and failing) to stand up on two feet.
Which of the two players the Flyers trade is unclear, though this latest report should help quell rumors that the Flyers had turned their backs on their rebuilding process.
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Should be a fairly easy decision. Trade Walker since the return would be higher since he’s a coveted RHD. Seeler is a shot blocking machine who is cheaper to resign. Two years @ 3 million per hopefully gets it done. And hopefully he’s not out too long if at all because of his left ankle blocking another shot Monday night.
Trade both of them and Laughton, make a package deal if you have to to get a number 1 pick. Otherwise we are kidding ourself about doing anything other than mediocrity for this team until Michkov gets here. Who cares if we make the playoffs and get eliminated in round 1. I can’t believe the good for the locker room talk coming up again.
At some point you can’t trade for picks because that just perpetually kicks the can down the road. I would resign Seeler to three years at $2.75MM per. I would ship Walker and Devin Kaplan / Adam Ginning to TOR for Easton Cowan.
Flyers have the misconception that they are actually good at drafting players. Better to take a player that has more a resume than leaving it up to the question marks of the draft. Boston realizes they’re pretty awful on Draft Day and trades their picks for established players and then laughs at the rest of the league for their romantic notion of developing players. Picks don’t do them any good at this point. They have enough and we don’t know if any players in the stable will pan out. All I need to point to is the recent failure of O’Brien, Rubtsov, Laberge, Patrick… I don’t want a pick. I want a player that has a real shot at being a top six O or top four D within three years, not five or never at all.
Both Seeler & Walker should be traded. Is this a real rebuild for a Stanley Cup or just make the playoffs & once again be mediocre?
So we are adamant about not lowering our price, which no one has met, but we are making a deal. And there is no clue about what this deal will look like. Insider stuff.
Only Laughton will bring pick a first round pick…age and contract AAV/ length are in his favor.
Seeler probably is a keeper…Torts seems to love his sacrificing his body.
Walker…..probably gets a return of a 2nd round pick.
He could get a 1 if they take back a bad contract.
And there you go.
They have two good, solid defensemen who are both relatively young in Seeler and Walker. If Andrae will be ready for next year, one is expendable especially if he will be too costly to re-sign. However, trading one or both for a draft pick that MIGHT turn into something in several years may not be the best move. Danny should keep the price high for whomever he trades, preferably a solid prospect or an already established young player.
No offense to anyone, maybe some of you are casual fans. With a rebuilding team, the Flyers, you want to stockpile as much picks and prospects as possible to have a better chance at a young player being an impact player, possible star player or more. Also, it keeps your AHL club stockpiled and plentiful, hopefully?! I know, not an exact science! But, everyone knows how the past went. The goal is to be a contender for many years, not to sneak into the playoffs and hope for a magical run! Rinse and repeat?! Been there, done that!