PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers worked a trade with the Calgary Flames on Thursday. 
The Flyers sent Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to Calgary on Thursday in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko.
“This came together pretty quick today, this morning to be honest,” Calgary general manager Craig Conroy said. “We’ve talked about the players maybe even last year and this year, but it never really made sense. We were going back and forth. It just wasn’t the right time or wasn’t the right return. I think this morning we started, it started maybe a one-for-one player type deal and then it grew a little bit more and it became what it is now. Danny [Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere] and I, the one thing I think we young GMs in the League, we talk maybe a little bit more than other ones because you feel very comfortable with them. And he’s out East. Today it just happened to really speed up and became, ‘Look, this makes sense for both teams, let’s do it.'”
When Kuzmenko was traded to the Flames from the Vancouver Canucks, there was burst of energy and scoring, but he has since tailed off. Kuzmenko has 15 points of four goals in 37 games this season.
Frost has 25 points on 11 goals this season, and Farabee has collected 19 points on eight goals.
“Morgan Frost is a center, a natural center, that we don’t have,” Conroy said. “Really nice playmaking. Great hands. Sees the ice. Vision. I watched him tonight on the power play. He made some real nice plays, quick one-touches. He can transport the puck up and get it in. He’s going to help with that. With Joel, he’s got some jam and he can score. His minutes are down a little bit there, but I think we’re going to be able to give him a really good opportunity here in Calgary. When you watch him, he’s maybe a younger Blake Coleman type player where he chips in offensively, he can score, he can put up points but he’s got some grit and you feel very comfortable when he’s on the ice in all situations.”
The Flyers seem to have traded away future talent for an uncertain sustainable skater.
“As a group, we’ve had a plan moving forward what we want to do, age-appropriate guys,” Conroy said. “It’s not always easy. I know people always want something to happen really quick, but we felt that at this point these two players are going to be a huge bump in our lineup. We get a center, age appropriate, and something we were really looking for (in Frost). Joel Farabee is a proven two-time 20-goal scorer. He brings some jam. We’re really, really excited about the guys we’re bringing in.”
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