As the Flyers skated off the ice Thursday night and headed to the locker room, they eventually saw the reports. Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost were being traded. Suddenly, the two were no longer the Flyers’ teammates.

The amount of trade drama in the NHL this season is remarkable, given that the trade deadline is still a month away. The Calgary Flames and

The Flyers hoped both Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost would become major pieces to their future. After all, Farabee had 20 goals in his second career season in a shortened campaign. Frost posted back-to-back 40+ point seasons before this year. These are players who can produce at a high level.