PHILADELPHIA — The NHL trade deadline looms March 8. Scott Laughton is the Flyers’ juiciest asset. He’s a versatile, tough center. He’s 29, and he’s under contract for the next two seasons at a very affordable price. The Flyers are committed to a rebuild, so he’s got to go … Right? Wrong. They can’t afford to lose him. Not now. Not yet. This has nothing to do with the team standing third in the Metropolitan Division at 65 points and with 29 wins, just two fewer than their total last season, but with 26 games to play. It has everything to do with being the cornerstone of a franchise rocked by…
