Flyers dabble in Langenbrunner

Jamie Langenbrunner is surely on the move. The captain of the Devils was scratched last night versus the Flyers, and had been asked to waive his no-trade clause, which he did.

Tim Panaccio reported the Flyers' interest last night, and I'm sure the Flyers did have interest in a valuable, experienced two-way forward, but the trade always seemed very unlikely to me.

Langenbrunner's salary is $2.8, meaning the Flyers would have had to send some salary back or make other moves. Also, the Flyers forward situation is relatively cramped, so it's unclear who would be the odd man out. Third, I'm not sure what the Flyers have to offer NJ. The two players most likely on the outs in Flyerdom, Carcillo and Zherdev, are both due to be free agents and would be of little value to a NJ team that is going nowhere this season. Maybe picks could be traded, but the Flyers don't have a wealth of those to deal either with a stripped farm system.

Lots of reports the Langenbrunner to Dallas is basically done this morning. For me this brief flirtation by the Flyers mainly underlines that Holmgren will be looking for help, but the Flyers roster is more or less set for the rest of the year.