Oh captain, bye captain: Flyers trade Giroux to Panthers

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Published March 19, 2022 4:31 PM

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have traded team captain Claude Giroux to the Florida Panthers. The move strengthens Florida’s status as a Stanley Cup contender, giving Aleksander Barkov an elite linemate and one of the best faceoff aces in the NHL. The Panthers earlier in the week traded a first-round pick and more for Montreal defenseman Ben Chiarot. The Flyers acquired forward Owen Tippett, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and a third round pick in the 2023 draft. They also traded Connor Bunnaman, German Rubtsov and their fifth-round pick in 2024 as part of the deal.

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