Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo By Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
At the time a young prospect, Duncan Keith was almost traded to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Imagine it’s just before the 2004-05 season. A young Duncan Keith hadn’t even played a game for the Blackhawks yet. He had just been drafted in 2002 and was playing in the AHL. Turns out, he was almost sent to the Flyers.
That’s what former GM Mike Smith said. In a piece by Mark Lazerus of The Athletic, Smith detailed his time as the Blackhawks GM.