The Philadelphia Flyers announced they have acquired forwards Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier, as well as a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and seventh round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forwards Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost, according to General Manager, Daniel Briere.
Thursday's four-player trade between the Flyers and Calgary Flames -- Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to Calgary for Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier -- is properly viewed in two different contexts.
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.
Related: Flames Complete Four-Player Trade With Flyers On Friday, the Flames posted on social media that Farabee would wear No. 86, Rory Kerin's old number, and Frost would wear No. 16, last worn by Nikita Zadorov from 2020 to 2024.
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 Flames traded for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee on Thursday night, agreeing to send Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick and a seventh round pick to Philadelp
The 28-year-old Kuzmenko was scratched from Calgary’s lineup Thursday night and 23-year-old Pelletier was pulled after the first period of a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired left wings Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier – and two draft picks – in the trade.
Philadelphia Flyers' Joel Farabee skates during an NHL hockey game Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Farabee, a Cicero native, was traded to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) AP
At the end of a wild evening at the Saddledome, having just added a pair of talented forwards in a rare mid-game trade, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy was asked if he envisions Joel Farabee skating on the left or right wing.
The Flyers are rebuilding and expected to be sellers this season, so they may not be done yet. Thus, let's review two Flyers who c