The Calgary Flames added a couple of former first-round forward from the Philadelphia Flyers to bolster their lineup.
The Calgary Flames traded wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier, plus second- and seventh-round draft picks, to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night for center Morgan Frost and winger Joel Farabee.
The Flyers made a late-night shakeup, reaching a deal with the Flames that sent longtime faces Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to Calgary. In return, the Flyers are getting wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier, a second-round draft pick this summer and a seventh-round draft pick in 2028.
The Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames completed an unusual mid-game trade on Thursday, forcing multiple players to be scratched or pulled from their respective games as the deal unfolded.
The Philadelphia Flyers were shut out, 3-0, by the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening.
In the end, this is not a perfect trade for the Flames, either. They get two players who could work out for them in the long run. In the same vein as how Kuzmenko and Pelletier could work for the Flyers. Until that happens, though, it's hard to give them the highest of grades.
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The Calgary Flames traded left wings Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night for center Morgan Frost and left wing Joel Farabee.
Trade activity is ramping up around the NHL, and on Thursday night, we saw the Calgary Flames make a move that gave their middle six forward group a big boost.
The Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers orchestrated a trade involving three former first-round draft picks.
My initial reaction after the Philadelphia Flyers trade with the Calgary Flames Thursday night is that the Flyers walk away the clear-cut winners. Left-winger Andrei Kuzmenko, left-winger Jakob Pelletier,