Though he wouldn’t suit up for the Flyers until 14 years after the team made him the sixth overall pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Peter Forsberg is on a short list of players who have most impacted the Orange and Black since joining the league in 1967.
It was on this day back in 1991 that the Flyers selected Forsberg with their first-round pick only to stash him in Europe before becoming the centerpiece in perhaps the most important trade in franchise history.
Though one could certainly argue that the Flyers acquisition of Bernie Parent trumps all, the Eric Lindros trade in 1992 was certainly the most expansive trade in team history —and one that ended up changing the balance of power in the Eastern Conference as a result.