Flyers predicted to trade away 23-year old 'steal' after failing to figure out how to use him
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The Philadelphia Flyers are in the opposite of a "buyer beware" situation at the moment.
Based on what Daily Faceoff writer Matt Larkin analyzed in his trade big board, it might be more like "seller beware" for the Flyers.
That's because 23-year old defenseman Emil Andrae could be on the move before the NHL trade deadline.
And Andrae is a player that Larkin still believes in.
"Even though his under-the-hood numbers were strong last season, the undersized Andrae hasn’t won over the Flyers brass, per Di Marco , and doesn’t appear to be part of their long-term plans," Larkin writes. "His play driving continues to be better than the eye test, so he could actually be a low-key steal of an acquisition for a team that knows how to deploy him."
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If Larkin is right, the Flyers certainly wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of a deal that lands a "steal" for another team.
The Flyers took Andrae in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
He has played in 85 games overall for Philadelphia, including 39 this season, in which he has one goal and 10 assists on the current campaign.
His 5-foot-9 frame isn't the most standard for a defenseman, meaning Andrae needs to be particularly polished in his mechanics and fundamentals to make up for a lack of physical strength.
It might be another team that gets to find out whether he's truly capable of making that happen in the NHL.
