RASMUS RISTOLAINEN (RAZ-muhs, rihs-toh-LIGH-nehn)
POSITION: Defense
PREVIOUS TEAM: Buffalo Sabres
DRAFTED:2013 - 1st Round (8th overall) by Buffalo Sabres
AGE:26 (10-27-1994)
BORN:Turku, Finland
VITALS:6'4", 218 pounds
SHOOTS:Right
* Ristolainen is entering the final year of a six-year contract worth 5.4M Average Annual Value (AAV).
* Last season, he posted 18 points (4g-14a) in 49 games with Buffalo... He missed seven games after a battle with COVID-19 in February.
* Ristolainen averaged 22:17 of ice time per-game, which led the Sabres... He has also led the Sabres in average TOI in each of the last five seasons.
* Has an average of nearly 24 minutes of TOI per-game throughout his career (23:53)
* He also led the Sabres in hits (193) which was over 100 more hits than the next closest Sabres teammate... His hits also ranked fourth among all NHL defensemen.
* Over parts of eight seasons in the NHL, all with Buffalo, Ristolainen has 245 points (46g-199a) in 542 regular season games.
* Internationally, he has represented Finland throughout his career... He helped lead the team to a gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
ROBERT HAGG
Hagg departs the Flyers after spending parts of five seasons in the NHL, all with the Flyers, and posted a total of 47 points (13g-34a) in 236 regular season games.
