Ron Hextall and Chris Pryor were extremely busy during the Draft in 2016. The Flyers originally held the 18th overall pick but they traded that pick and the 79th pick to the Winnipeg Jets for the 22nd pick and the 36th pick. With the two picks the Flyers received from the Jets trade, they selected German Rubtsov and Pascal Laberge. On day two the Flyers traded Nicklas Grossmann and Chris Pronger to the Arizona Coyotes for the 120th pick and Sam Gagner. After that trade the Flyers sent the 120th pick to the New York Islanders for the Islanders fourth round pick the next year.