Flames, Flyers sit players amid trade talks
After an underwhelming start to the season with the Calgary Flames, Andrei Kuzmenko could soon be on the move.
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The Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers pulled players from their lineups as the two sides discussed a trade.
The Flames scratched forward Andrei Kuzmenko before the start of a game against the Anaheim Ducks and then pulled forward Jacob Pelletier from the game after the first period.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that both players are part of a trade with the Flyers.
The Flyers were also in action Thursday night, hosting the New York Islanders. Centre Morgan Frost was removed from that game in the second period but the Flyers did not reveal why.
Calgary acquired Kuzmenko midway through last season as part of the deal that sent Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks.
Kuzmenko, 28, enjoyed a hot start to his Flames career, as he finished with 14 goals and 11 assists in 29 games with Calgary in 2023-24.
But the Russian forward has struggled this season, with just four goals and 11 assists through 37 games.
Pelletier, 23, was a first-round pick (26th overall) by the Flames in 2019. He failed to make the team out of camp this season but after a point-per-game effort in the AHL he rejoined the Flames in December and has 11 points in 23 games this season.
Frost, 25, was a first-round pick by the Flyers in 2017 and has appeared in 277 NHL games over parts of six seasons. This season he has 25 points in 49 games.
The Flames are currently right in the thick of the playoff race and entered Thursday’s game one point back of the Canucks for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
The Flyers lost 3-0 to the Islanders on Thursday and are now third-last in the conference with a 23-24-6 record.
