Flyers Turn Away Blues' Thomas Offer, And the Price Was Real

The Flyers and Blues were clearly talking shop on Robert Thomas, and the part that makes this one worth a second look is what St. Louis actually put on the table. Philadelphia did not bite, which tells you the asking price landed somewhere between ambitious and insulting depending on which war room you ask. These kinds of trade talks usually reveal as much about leverage as they do about the player. When a deal gets turned aside this early in the process, the real story is often what comes next.