A report has surfaced that shows the Rangers were very close to acquiring Scott Laughton from the Flyers last season in a trade that ultimately failed.

The Flyers have dug themselves a hole, but the team's identity fuels optimism around the possibility of recovering down the stretch.

The NHL trade deadline is on March 7 and NHL insider Vincent Z. Mercogliano of Lohud says the Rangers are linked to Rickard Rakell.

With a 2-1 Hurricanes victory over the Red Wings, followed by losses for the Bruins, Flyers, and Blue Jackets, the Rangers have moved into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, which is determined by the first tiebreaker of regulation wins.

The Rangers (30-26-4, 64 points) trail the Detroit Red Wings, holders of the second wild card in the East, by two points and are tied with the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins for ninth place. The Rangers are 3-1-0 in their past four games since an 8-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 22 and 14-7-3 since their nightmarish 4-15-0 skid.

Buffalo Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin plays during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday ... capitalized on a five-goal first period in an 8-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Tage Thompson and Ryan McLeod each scored ...

Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander in the shootout, and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1.

The NHL’s trade deadline is less than a week away, and trade rumors are flying off the charts. There’s plenty of buzz throughout the league, and we’ve seen some activity throughout the past seven days,

After two tough divisional losses in a row to the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to redeem themselves Tuesday when they travel to Pennsylvania's east side to take on the rival Philadelphia Flyers.