Confirmed with Link: Flyers acquire Ryan Ellis from Nashville for Phil Myers and Nolan Patrick

[Beef Invictus]

They've been blessed with some amazimg defensive talents throughout the years though lol

I'm not sure there's any team in the league that could shrug and trade off Jones as early as they did with the confidence that they had equivalent or better in the pipeline.

 

[AdamParrot]

Ellis has been one of the best defensemen in the NHL since 2014. Only in seasons 2016-17 and 2018-19 looks like #3 defenseman. In others? Legit 1st D pairing defenseman. Usually positive impact on his teammates and it's the most important when we have him next to Provorov, who needs him.

 

[Striiker]

Remember when we were dumb enough to think Chuck actually made a good trade?

Turns out it’s easy to pay very little when what you’re buying is broken.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

^

Is that the twitter handle for Cevin Hayes?

 

[Embiid]

Chuck will be driving home tonight with his arm hanging out the window for sure.

Wish he drove with his head out the window through the Lincoln Tunnel....

 

[pit]

Remember when we were dumb enough to think Chuck actually made a good trade?

Turns out it’s easy to pay very little when what you’re buying is broken.

Don't worry. Patrick was included in the trade in exchange for an extended warranty on Ellis.

 

[Embiid]

This deal isn't as bad as some other possible options/prices, but I'm not sold on Ellis as a 1st pairing guy, at least not for very long. Small and frequently injured and 6 years left at over $6M is a contract we could come to hate as he declines. Who gets bought out first, Ellis or Hayes?

I also suspect Chuckles already has a deal in play to trade the first pick to Seattle as a sweetener to take Jake's contract.

Fletcher knows he has to get them deep in the playoffs this year or he's gone, so I don't really blame him for going for broke. That's what happens in poorly-run organizations.

I really don't like giving up on Patrick and Myers, two of my favourite players, but it could have been Konecny and York, so this is a lesser evil.

Kelly McCrimmon knows Patrick, so I expect him to blossom in the desert now that he's finally healthy. Like Patrick, Myers just needs the guidance of a competent coaching staff, something neither has had in their pro careers. Myers will do well in Nashville.

Nice call...except the last paragraph