Back at the end of May, we made our pick for the Flyers in the SB Nation NHL mock draft, grabbing BCHL forward Alex Newhook with the 11th pick. That was scheduled to be the Flyers’ only pick of the first round, so why are we bringing it back up? BECAUSE WE HAVE A TRADE TO ANNOUNCE.
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Without further ado ...
Philadelphia acquires the 26th pick in the 2019 NHL Draft from Calgary in exchange for the 41st and 72nd picks in the 2019 NHL Draft.