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With the Flyers dealing Claude Giroux on Saturday, the Flyers are obviously in seller’s mode. Flyers’ General Manager Chuck Fletcher wasted no time moving a solid Justin Braun to the New York Rangers for a third round pick.
“There’s been a lot of teams calling on Justin, and we’ll see what that means over the next day, whether we move him or not,” Fletcher said yesterday at his press conference. “He plays really hard. He’s a guy who blocks shots and takes hits. I just thought it would be prudent to at least resolve this over the next 24 hours and just hold him out for today.”
Braun, has been everything and then some for the Flyers, especially at a rate of $1.8 million per year. He has stepped up in time of need all season, more importantly, to play on the top pairing with Ivan Provorov due to the injury to Ryan Ellis. Did he play great? No, but he played solid hockey for the conditions that were presented to him.
He is an abled bodied 35-year-old Right-Handed Defenseman, that should be playing as a third pairing defenseman. He has tied his career high in goals on the season with five, blocks a ton of shots, and is able to exit the sound freely more often than not.
Fortunately, Braun took a hometown discount to stay with the team he enjoyed playing for a few season’s ago. With my time being around the Flyers locker room last year he was happy, smiling, even joking with various players. Braun wasn’t the flashiest Defenseman, but he was a serviceable one.
The time has come for this marriage to end with the Flyers and Braun. Braun has remained dedicated and has done everything this coaching staff asks of him. Hopefully, he relishes his new role with his new team, and thanks for everything Justin.
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Derick Brassard
Brassard was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth round pick in 2023.
To recap the Flyers traded Justin Braun and Brassard for a 3rd and 4th round picks in 2023.
