"Rental" becomes one of the most used words in hockey around this time every season. The spotlight shines bright on pending unrestricted free agents - and rightfully so, seeing as UFAs drive trade activity ahead of the deadline.
For Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee, though, it was an opportunity to take a deep breath after a whirlwind couple of weeks. They were acquired by the Calgary Flames from the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 30 and had little to no time before they were thrust into action for five games before the break.
Most Flyers fans over the past 18 months can be divided into two buckets. The first group consists of fans who are sick of rebuilding and instead want the Flyers to make a splashy move to spark the end of the team’s four-year playoff drought.
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Joel Hanley scored his first goal of the season at 13:26 of the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
When the Philadelphia Flyers resume their schedule Saturday afternoon against the powerful Edmonton Oilers, there are a couple of interesting things about their remaining 25 games.
Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee are gone, and Scott Laughton's name is on the rumor mill again. Danny Brière is pushing the Flyers' rebuild along, but may be standing at the crossroads of some tough decisions.