However, Elliotte Friedman said that, for the moment, the Flyers felt that it wasn't making any sense to give up their first round pick for DeBrincat. Pierre LeBrun, from TSN, went further and wrote on Twitter that the Flyers and the Blackhawks didn't have any serious talks regarding the star winger.
He added that things could change, but for the moment, there wasn't much more than kicking the tires.