Starting around the trade deadline of the 2021-22 season, once the Flyers had completely bottomed out, rumors began popping up over whether it was time for Provorov to have a change of scenery, and that line of thought only grew stronger as this past season wore on and it became clear that the Flyers needed to start anew. 7 overall pick in 2015, looked like it was going to reach it for a while, but then just completely stalled out for a myriad of reasons – both on the Flyers and himself – coming out of the 2020 playoff bubble.Īfter Matt Niskanen suddenly retired, the Flyers were never able to find him a consistent defensive partner, and even though he routinely ate up top-pairing minutes, his play declined and his decision-making with the puck got sloppier. 22 was critical to the deal for us.'įor Provrov, this is the end of a seven-year run in Philadelphia that began with so much promise as the No. 'We have the chance to get a really good player when you're drafting in the top 10 this year, in this crop, but it's a deep draft and we felt we wanted to acquire another pick in the first two rounds from not having a second-rounder this year. 'That was the key part of the deal, ' Brière said of gaining an additional first. They also gained back a couple of future second-round picks to work with after former GM Chuck Fletcher exhausted all of them over the past couple of years in multiple desperate ( and expensive) attempts to try and keep an underachieving and banged-up roster competitive. 22 – in what has long been expected to be a deep NHL Draft down in Nashville at the end of this month.

Collaboration is key for the Flyers' rebuild, but the roster is Danny Brière's to createĪs for the deal that did get done, for the Flyers, Tuesday's trade is a booming start to the summer and their commitment to a rebuild as they'll now have two first-round selections – No.

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NHL rumors: Danny Brière says Flyers are open to trading Carter Hart.

'We're open for business, we listen on everybody, everybody's being treated the same way for us on our side.' 'I'm still in the same spot I was,' general manager Danny Brière said Tuesday evening of Hart's current standing with the team.

The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta and Anthony Di Marco, along with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, were first to report the initial details of the trade.Īnd what's immediately notable from this move in regards to another domino that could fall is that the Flyers have a goalie coming back, which could be part of the set-up for a Carter Hart trade that The Fourth Period is also reporting to be in the works, though that one doesn't appear to be imminent. The Kings will also be retaining 30 percent of the salary on the remaining two years of Provorov's contract and received Hayden Hodgson and Kevin Connaughton from the Flyers as well. will be defenseman Sean Walker, goaltender Cal Petersen, 2020 second-round pick Helge Grans (also a defenseman), a 2024 second-round pick, and from Columbus, the 22nd overall draft pick later this month and another conditional second in 2024. The Flyers confirmed Tuesday afternoon that they have traded Provorov, who was once expected to be their cornerstone defenseman, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-team deal that also involves the Los Angeles Kings.Ĭoming back to the Flyers from L.A.

After more than a year of rumors and speculation, Ivan Provrov's time in Philadelphia is finally up, and he may not be the only major piece on the move either as the NHL Draft quickly approaches.

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