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.

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.

Andrei Kuzmenko was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Calgary Flames for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee on Thursday. The Flyers also acquired Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2028 Draft.

The Calgary Flames have been one of the best surprise and feel-good stories of the 2024-25 NHL season, and they’re continuing their hunt for a playoff spot by m

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.

Calgary general manager Craig Conroy confirmed that left-wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Morgan Frost and left-winger Joel Farabee.

The Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers came together for the next huge trade in the NHL, with the Flames acquiring forwards Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee fr

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. Calgary also sent a second-round draft pick in 2025 and a seventh-round pick in 2028 to Philadelphia.

However, the same can be said about living on the edge of the city — be that edge cities like Airdrie, Okotoks, Chestermere and Cochrane, or edge communities within the city’s boundaries like Mahogany, Seton, Trinity or Greenwich.

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,

The Flyers added to the evening’s trade buzz when Frost was pulled midway through a 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Philadelphia drafted the six-foot, 193-pound forward from Aurora, Ont., in the first round, 27th overall, in 2017.