It's an interesting trade. The only way to justify it from the Flyers perspective is that they get out of Farabees contract. I understand the player is young, but he's not playing up to his contract. Add to this that the player did not jive with Torts and you can see how the trade makes sense for the flyers too.
- Improve dressing room by removing two players struggling with Torts
- Being in Pelletier who will bring a ton of energy, is super affordable and is only 23
- Get out of an overpriced contract in Farabee to free up cap space that can be redeployed
- give kuzmenko a try out in hopes it gives Michkov a boost
The flames did great, upgrading their roster and adding two, young, 2-way players. And cap space isn't a constraint for the Flames.
I think it's a decent trade for both teams and could be a win-win.
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