Jamie Drysdale knows a thing or two about surprising trades. It was just over a year ago that the Flyers announced during a game that they were acquiring the young defenseman from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for then-top prospect Cutter Gauthier.

The Philadelphia Flyers sent shockwaves through the hockey world with their recent trade of forwards Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier,

Daniel Brière and Co. decided to shake up the mix and move on from two young players who not too long ago were viewed as key parts of the organization's rebuild.