The Calgary Flames will have two new faces in the lineup for Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada clash with the Detroit Red Wings. The Flames made a major move Thursday night, acquiring forwards Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko,
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.
Everyone was calling for it. Everyone was clamoring for Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere to make a major trade to shake up the core of his roster. Well, on Thursday night, Briere delivered. As Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli first reported,
Farabee and Morgan Frost (undisclosed) were traded to the Flames from the Flyers on Thursday in exchange for Jakob Pelletier, Andrei Kuzmenko, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2028 seventh-round pick, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost played their last game with the Flyers on Thursday night. The team sent both forwards to Calgary in a trade with the Flames. In return, the Flyers received Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick and 2028 seventh-round pick.
The Flames welcomed centre Morgan Frost and left-winger Joel Farabee — both in their mid-20s, and both drafted as first-rounders — in a jaw-dropper of a deal Thursday with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers are moving Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost in a trade with the Flames, a source confirmed Thursday night to NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Both general manager Craig Conroy and head coach Ryan Huska emphasized that the Flames’ play this season dictated the roster upgrade. They made one late Thursday, bringing in Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee in a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Under John Tortorella's watch, the Philadelphia Flyers have now said goodbye to three players who were selected in the first round of the draft. Michael Traikos reacts.
Considering how both players started the season, it’s nothing short of remarkable that the Calgary Flames were able to extract any value in trading Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired left wings Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier – and two draft picks – in the trade.