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The Flyers have traded right winger Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild in a one-for-one swap for young defenseman David Jiricek.
The Flyers are on the outside looking in at a postseason berth, sitting six points back of the second wild card, and were expected to be sellers as the NHL trade deadline approaches at 3 p.m. Friday, March 6. But Brink's name was not one that had been tossed about as a trade piece in recent weeks. Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, coming off a stellar Olympic showing, is a player who has surfaced in trade speculation as was, to a lesser extent, forward Garnet Hathaway, among a handful of others.
Jiricek is a raw prospect. With 84 games of NHL experience, Jiricek is still finding his footing after being drafted No. 6 overall in the 2022 draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Flyers will be his third team in five years. He works as a reclamation project for general manager Danny Briere and the Flyers, as Jiricek better fills a position of need (right-shot defenseman) for Philadelphia than Brink, who was in a log-jam of wingers in the organization.
The upside for Jiricek, who was recently sent down to the AHL by the Wild, is he can improve his skating and awareness on the ice. And at just 22 years old, Jiricek still has room to grow his game if the Flyers give him the chance.
Brink, a 24-year-old native of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) in 55 games this season, the last of a two-year, $3 million contract ($1.5 million average annual value).
Selected by the Flyers in the second round (No. 34) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Brink has 94 points (36 goals, 58 assists) in 201 games.
Brink adds immediate depth to the Wild's middle-six as Minnesota looks to keep control of a playoff spot in the Central.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Flyers add defenseman Jiricek, who was No. 6 overall pick in 2022
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The Flyers are on the outside looking in at a postseason berth, sitting six points back of the second wild card, and were expected to be sellers as the NHL trade deadline approaches at 3 p.m. Friday, March 6. But Brink's name was not one that had been tossed about as a trade piece in recent weeks. Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, coming off a stellar Olympic showing, is a player who has surfaced in trade speculation as was, to a lesser extent, forward Garnet Hathaway, among a handful of others.
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What Flyers are getting in David Jiricek
Jiricek is a raw prospect. With 84 games of NHL experience, Jiricek is still finding his footing after being drafted No. 6 overall in the 2022 draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Flyers will be his third team in five years. He works as a reclamation project for general manager Danny Briere and the Flyers, as Jiricek better fills a position of need (right-shot defenseman) for Philadelphia than Brink, who was in a log-jam of wingers in the organization.
The upside for Jiricek, who was recently sent down to the AHL by the Wild, is he can improve his skating and awareness on the ice. And at just 22 years old, Jiricek still has room to grow his game if the Flyers give him the chance.
Bobby Brink homecoming
Brink, a 24-year-old native of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) in 55 games this season, the last of a two-year, $3 million contract ($1.5 million average annual value).
Selected by the Flyers in the second round (No. 34) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Brink has 94 points (36 goals, 58 assists) in 201 games.
Brink adds immediate depth to the Wild's middle-six as Minnesota looks to keep control of a playoff spot in the Central.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Flyers add defenseman Jiricek, who was No. 6 overall pick in 2022
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