Ristolainen, who has been linked with a trade, has been playing some of his best hockey of his Flyers career lately.

Obviously, the last couple of years, starting from training camp, I’ve obviously been hurt,” Ristolainen admitted. For a player like Ristolainen—whose game is built on physicality, endurance, and a punishing style of play—health is everything.

The clock is ticking down to Friday's trade deadline. Will Danny Brière and the Flyers get an offer to act on before then?

Rasmus Ristolainen is in the middle of a five-year, $25.5 million deal, but the Flyers may be looking to move on from his deal early. CBS Sports' Chris Bengel reports Ristolainen "could be on the move" at the NHL trade deadline.

The Flyers' asking price is high, and they likely won't want to retain any salary on Ristolainen in future seasons.

Danny [Brière] is listening, he has to listen because we’re in that stage,” Tortorella said. "We have to improve our team. Scottie is loved here, but you can’t fall in love."

The Flyers will listen if teams want to overpay for what they have to offer, but they don't view their top trade assets as spare parts.