{"id":594340,"date":"2026-06-08T19:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/594340\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:57:14","slug":"we-know-what-offer-the-flyers-rejected-from-blues-in-robert-thomas-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/594340\/","title":{"rendered":"We know what offer the Flyers rejected from Blues in Robert Thomas trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know what offer the Flyers rejected from Blues in Robert Thomas trade<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> apparently wanted Robert Thomas<\/a> before March’s NHL trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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A deal never happened, though, and it sounds like the asking price of the St. Louis Blues was sky high.<\/p>\n

The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz<\/a> provided insight in a new article about exactly what the Blues<\/a> wanted for Thomas.<\/p>\n

The deal Kurz laid out would’ve sent Porter Martone, Jack Nesbitt and a first-round pick from Philly to St. Louis<\/a> in exchange for Thomas.<\/p>\n

Up to that point, Martone hadn’t yet played in the NHL. But he showed when immediately thrown into the playoff fire that he’s up to the task, and he’s got impressive potential.<\/p>\n

Nesbitt was just the No. 12 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and he played another season in the OHL for the Windsor Spitfires in 2025-26. He has put up a point per game in each of the last two seasons as a center for the Spitfires.<\/p>\n

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Adding a first-round pick to the equation likely felt like far too much for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

In some ways, it’s fair for the Blues to ask big for a player as talented as Thomas.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, though, you can see why Philadelphia would stand pat. The two players they were asked for are both not just first-round talents, but the kind of guys who get picked near the top of any draft.<\/p>\n

Martone clearly is a highly prized commodity for the Flyers, and there’s no reason for the hype to be slowing on Nesbitt, either.<\/p>\n

Just those two guys for Thomas likely would’ve been a tough ask, and wanting a pick in there surely put it over the top in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

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The Blues<\/a> may shop Thomas again this summer, but if the asking price is that high again, it could be tough to move him.<\/p>\n

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