Nugent-Hopkins won't waive to play for a rebuilding team, nor is a rebuilding team in a spot to take on contracts of star players. Trust me I quite like NH, but he is not what is needed in Philly.

Also, he just got 100 points while playing for 5 mil? Damn, the Oilers would be dumb to give up on that.

Flyers decline and RNH won’t waive anyway

So we trade our rookie goalie who's signed for cheap over the next 3 years for a bottom sixer and a bottom pairing d-man? Then we trade our 100 point scorer at 5 mil a n d our best d prospect for a goalie we don't need. Then using the cap we just dumped we sign Matt Nieto of all people to a contract which is way too much (which is just the funniest part of this entire thing)