Owen Tippett had a breakout season in a big way in the 2022-23 season, and now figures to be one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ best players in the long-term.
On March 19, 2022, Claude Giroux, alongside Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov, was traded to the Florida Panthers for a 2024 first-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, and some guy named Owen Tippett. At the time of the trade, Philadelphia Flyers fans weren’t thrilled with the return they got for Giroux, but a little over a year later, the trade looks like the rare stroke of genius from ex-GM Chuck Fletcher.