The Philadelphia Flyers have traded center Nick Cousins and the rights to Harvard goalie Merrick Madsen to the Arizona Coyotes for a 2018 fifth round pick and the rights to Brendan Warren. TSN’s Bob McKenzie tweeted the specifics that the Flyers received a 2018 fifth round pick and Warren, who is currently at the University of Michigan. Warren was the Coyotes’ 3rd round pick in 2015. Elliotte Friedman reported Madsen being part of the deal, and added that he was “no guarantee” to sign with the Flyers.
Cousins was taken in the third round by the Flyers back in the 2011 NHL draft. He appeared in 60 games and had 16 points (6-10). Cousins was likely to be exposed by the Flyers in the expansion draft, so it’s a situation where Flyers general manager Ron Hextall is getting something instead of losing him for nothing. PHR’s Seth Lawrence projected Cousins to be unprotected in the draft.
Craig Custance was the first to tweet a potential deal. TSN’s Pierre LeBrun tweeted that it was Cousins involved in the deal.
Chayka is going to slowly build a contender in the desert. I’m not saying that cause of this deal I just think he’s got a modern approach and the mind to do so.
Why not include just a pic of Cousins? Why do you have to include the GOAT? We get it, Crosby’s good. But he has nothing to do with this article.
Isn’t he the Flyer in the picture?
I mean JUST Cousins. But yes, that’s him. Just seemed like another way to plug Crosby into places he doesn’t need to be.
Good pickup by Arizona.
Hopefully Chayka can build a culture in the desert similar to Smashville which would be good for the league
They have the pieces to do so. Veteran goaltender in Mike Smith, elite D Man in Ekman-Larsson, young talent in Duclair, Reider, Domi, Crouse, and another vet presence like Goligoski(or if he returns Doan). The future is bright.
Mike Smith…he gone