Flyers Trade Brayden Schenn to Blues for Jori Lehtera, 2 Draft Picks
The Philadelphia Flyers traded center Brayden Schenn to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for center Jori Lehtera, the 27th pick in Friday's draft and a conditional first-round pick in next year's draft.ย
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported the news during the draft in Chicago.
Schenn is just 25 years old and has demonstrated notable durability after missing just five combined games over the last four seasons. He notched 55 points on 25 goals and 30 assists in 2016-17 and tallied a career-high 59 points in 2015-16.
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The Blues were a solid 12th in the league in goals per game but could use an offensive boost from Schenn as they look to take the next step in the Western Conference following a second-round exit in 2017 and a Conference Final loss in 2016.
Lehtera has yet to register a season where he was the scoring threat Schenn was in the last two, but he did notch 44 points in 2014-15. He finished with just 22 in 64 games in 2016-17, although the Flyers also landed two draft picks as they look to rebuild after missing the playoffs.
They turned one of those picks into center Morgan Frost with Friday's No. 27 selection. The 18-year-old is likely some development away from thriving at the NHL level, but he has the potential to be an impact scorer for Philadelphia following this trade.
