Confirmed Trade: [ANA/PHI] Derek Grant for Kyle Crisculo and 2020 4th round pick

[Bruckuss]

Reserving judgement on this one until the season's over.

Sounds like we got a big, quick, versatile B6 guy who has had a strong year on a tough season, scores some goals, is a plus faceoff guy and PK's? We got him under the cap with no roster players lost, for a low pick and a middling asset?

Given some key players out this year, works for me, if nothing more than insurance..

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Best of luck to Grantzlaf, hope to see him sign back in Anaheim this summer. A late bloomer who competes hard is always an easy guy to root for.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Only thing that worries me about Grant are the horrible possession numbers. Everything else looks decent for a 4th line center.

Looks like Grant spent most of his time this season centering Deslauriers and Rowney.

Criscuolo could be a welcome addition to San Diego to push for a playoffs berth in the AHL.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I mean, it's a 4th essentially for playoff depth insurance.

I'm fine with it. We didn't need a top-end talent anyway with this lineup's construction. We already have one of the deepest forward corps in the league.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Only thing that worries me about Grant are the horrible possession numbers. Everything else looks decent for a 4th line center.

Looks like Grant spent most of his time this season centering Deslauriers and Rowney.

Criscuolo could be a welcome addition to San Diego to push for a playoffs berth in the AHL.

Deslauriers - Grant - Rowney had a pretty absurd percentage of dzone starts, and were facing other teams top lines. There was just no way Grant was coming out of that without some ugly looking stats.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

He's been around for a long time and he's always either been a 4th line or in the AHL. I'm not sure why he would get traded to a team with Couturier, Giroux (C or W), Hayes, and Laughton and think he's going to potentially be a 3rd line center.

 

[StoneHands]

So you think he's the long term solution at 3C because he's there for one game? Fletcher and AV made it clear they wanted to get both of them into the lineup right away even at the expense of Farabee. We'll see how long that experiment lasts. If this team goes into the playoffs with him at 3C they'll be a quick bounce.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

PPG player since joining the Flyers.

 

[Leonardo87]

PPG player since joining the Flyers.

You won’t get any Ducks fans complaining about Grant. Still hate they let him go for just a 4th.

 

[Sean Garrity]

PPG player since joining the Flyers.

He's a guy all Ducks' fans love and pull for...and want to come back next year.

 

[Flyer lurker]

After 10 days I'm pulling for him to stay a flyer as well and we have farabee and frost on the way. Average 3c great 4c is nice to have on the roster.

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

What a pass last night

 

[KaseMeOutside]

He is a very good PK'er to, glad to see him doing well for the Flyers

 

[He Is Knocking]

As posted in the Flyers forum I enjoy my crow with fries please.

 

[swimmer77]

AV seems to put a lot of stock in his fourth line. If I understand correctly from the broadcasts he does this to preserve the other lines because of back to backs, travel, etc. It seems to be working for him because they are getting scoring across all lines and handling their defensive chores. And if I heard correctly last night Ovechkin has not had a point against the Flyers this year. Maybe I heard that wrong.

The "skate" pass last night was quite creative for a bottom six player.

 

[bsu]

Happy for Grant, love that dude.

 

[Deadpool8812]

That pass last night with his skate... if it was Crosby or McDavid, it would be all over the highlight reels

 

[Dooble08]

AV seems to put a lot of stock in his fourth line. If I understand correctly from the broadcasts he does this to preserve the other lines because of back to backs, travel, etc. It seems to be working for him because they are getting scoring across all lines and handling their defensive chores. And if I heard correctly last night Ovechkin has not had a point against the Flyers this year. Maybe I heard that wrong.

The "skate" pass last night was quite creative for a bottom six player.

AV has done a great job cycling all 4 lines. Last season for example a line of Giroux, Couturier, and Voracek averaged 21:27, 22:08, and 18:40 TOI per game. This season that same line averages 19:01, 19:50, and 17:00 TOI per game. Our 4th line last year average around 8 minutes of TOI per game, while this year it's in the 11-12 minute TOI per game. Allows the guys to be fresher with back to backs as well as come the push to the playoffs.

Yes, in 4 games this season the Capitals have been outscored 16-8 by the Flyers and the Flyers have held Ovechkin to 0 points.

I'm yet another Flyers fan who will be eating crow around this trade. Grant has been great for the Flyers since the trade.

 

[Static]

I mean, we told you guys.

 

[BritainStix]

I mean, we told you guys.

I wouldn't worry about it. There still a contingent that believes we have a horrible coaching set up.

 

[Gliff]

That pass last night with his skate... if it was Crosby or McDavid, it would be all over the highlight reels

What do you not get about ELITE #1 C haha

Really happy to see him doing well. The only downside is he probably wont be coming back to the Ducks.

 

[Tripod]

5 points in 5 games now since being traded.

Has been been getting worked in CF%...like was at 17.86% tonight...lol. But he got an assist on a goal he was not one the ice for. Iced the puck, went for a change, and we scored after winning the race for the icing.

 

[DavidBL]

5 points in 5 games now since being traded.

Has been been getting worked in CF%...like was at 17.86% tonight...lol. But he got an assist on a goal he was not one the ice for. Iced the puck, went for a change, and we scored after winning the race for the icing.

Ironically also means he didn't get credit for the corsi event either.

 

[crowi]

I hope the OX guy understands a bit more how HOCKEY works after this.

 

[clunk]

Would love to have this guy instead of Jay Beagle. This is the type of bottom 6 player that's awesome to have. And for only 700k too..