The Minnesota North Stars joined the NHL in 1967, the same season as the Philadelphia Flyers but took very different paths as franchises. The North Stars were plagued by financial troubles as well as poor on-ice results. Most memorably, the North Stars were the team that ended the Philadelphia Flyers' historic 35-game unbeaten streak on … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Minnesota North Stars

The Quebec Nordiques were folded into the NHL in 1979 after the NHL-WHA merger. Originally, they showed some promise in the mid-1980's and on the verge of building something as their demise grew imminent in the early 1990's, they were not able to overcome financial struggles and ultimately moved to Colorado in May of 1995. … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Quebec Nordiques

The Colorado Rockies were a short-lived, financial disaster of a hockey team after relocating from Kansas City, which itself had only survived two years. In their six year existence, from 1976 to 1982, the Rockies only made the playoffs once, getting swept by the Philadelphia Flyers in the preliminary round of the 1978 postseason. They … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Colorado Rockies

The California Golden Seals, also known as the California Seals, Oakland Seals and the Bay Area Seals were a franchise that joined the NHL in 1967, the same expansion as the Philadelphia Flyers, and stayed in poor financial condition through most of their existence. From weak attendance figures to ownership refusing to pay talent that … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the California Golden Seals

From the Blackhawks stealing Patrick Kane in the 2007 NHL draft to the phantom goal that secured Chicago the Stanley Cup in Philadelphia, the Flyers have plenty of reasons to dislike the Chicago Blackhawks. Though before the late 00's, there wasn't much notable history between the two clubs. No worthwhile beef, no legendary bench clearing … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Chicago Blackhawks

The original Winnipeg Jets that joined the NHL in 1979 and lasted until 1996, and the new Winnipeg Jets that returned in 2011 are technically not the same franchise. The original became the Arizona Coyotes while the new team originates from the Atlanta Thrashers, but considering the Flyers have only made two minor deals with … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Winnipeg Jets

The Calgary Flames may hold the title of being the least consequential trade parter for the Philadelphia Flyers. The two organizations have not made many deals since the Flames moved to Calgary in 1980, and the few deals they did craft didn't have long lasting impacts, or even featured notable names. No lopsided deals, no … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Calgary Flames

The Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues entered the NHL during the same expansion in 1967. They may not come across as regular trade partners anymore because there's only been two deals in the last 20 years, but they regularly interacted early on and slowly drifted away as time went on, with larger and larger … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the St. Louis Blues

The Vancouver Canucks entered the league in the 1970 expansion, four years after the Philadelphia Flyers. While the two franchises based on the opposite side of the continent don't have much of a storied on-ice rivalry to break down, they were very friendly when it comes to trade. At least, they were for the first … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Vancouver Canucks

Ever since the Lightning entered the league in 1992, they have been frequent trade partners with the Philadelphia Flyers in deals both big and small. Their favorite, however, were draft day deals swapping draft picks. There were five consecutive years the two teams exchanged picks during the draft from 2000 to 2005 consisting of seven … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Tampa Bay Lightning