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Philadelphia Flyers trade massive defenseman Roman Schmidt to the Minnesota Wild
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Tonight, the Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild have completed a trade involving a pair of struggling young players.
The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away and tonight the Philadelphia Flyers have made a move.
According to multiple sources the Flyers are trading away 6'5 defenseman Roman Schmidt to the Minnesota Wild for forward Boris Katchouk.
The #mnwild has acquired defenseman Roman Schmidt from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Boris Katchouk. Schmidt will report to the @IAWild
Schmidt and Katchouk have both had incredibly turbulent seasons and to begin the year were teammates with the Tampa Bay Lightning but will now find new opportunities once again.
Flyers trade Roman Schmidt in struggling prospect swap
Schmidt, 23 began the season with the Lightning in the AHL playing for the Syracuse Crunch.
After just 13 games he was sent to Philadelphia where he played in the AHL for another 16 games before now being dealt again.
At just 23-years-old he still has plenty of potential to play in the NHL eventually but needs to find a home where he can truly develop.
As for Katchouk, at 27 he is starting to run out of NHL chances but did play games for the Lightning this season before heading to Minnesota.
Now, he will head to Philly where he looks to earn an NHL opportunity once again.
Both players likely won't have a ton of NHL impact this season but could be good depth players for Philadelphia and Minnesota respectively as the playoff push commences.
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MARS 1|73 ANSWERS Philadelphia Flyers trade massive defenseman Roman Schmidt to the Minnesota Wild Who will play more NHL games in their career? | ||
| Roman Schmidt | 42 | 57.5 % |
| Boris Katchouk | 31 | 42.5 % |
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