Flyers acquire center Trevor Zegras in latest trade with Anaheim Ducks

PHILADELPHIA — Sitting on the dais next to new head coach Rick Tocchet in May, Flyers general manager Danny Brière said the plan hadn’t changed. Well, that could be debatable now.

The Flyers pulled off a big-time deal Monday, acquiring Trevor Zegras from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Ryan Poehling, the 45th pick in this year��Ƶapp draft and a fourth-round pick next season. Of course, a deal that had been rumored for over a year finally happened on June 23, a notorious day in Flyers history: Several Flyers have been traded on this date, including Mike Richards, Jeff Carter,and Brayden Schenn, and one year ago it brought the early arrival of Matvei Michkov.

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