Post by flyersgmreg on Mar 22, 2020 15:40:20 GMT
When Ed Snider the president of hockey operations named Mr Baldwin GM if the team, he gave him full autonomy which is a total surprise as Snider always wants to be part of trade discussions until now. " he is free to do whatever he wants, I trust him to bring this team back to respectability" said Snider
When the Flyers called San Jose to see if they would be interested in trading the 2nd overall pick in the 91 draft they were floored when they said sure but it will take a heck of a lot to get it done. The sharks were looking for 2 good young players to develop and a bunch of draft picks.
Both GMs went back and forth with tons of players being added and removed in trade talks, especially a couple of fan favorites in Mike Ricci, and Rod Brindamour. Once Reggie felt they were close to a deal, out of respect he tried to get a hold of Mr Snider and let him know what is about to go down, but he wasnt picking up the phone. That is when he realized that Snider was at a family gathering. Once he got there Reg said " sorry for the bother I'm in the process of acquiring the 2nd overall pick from the Sharks, that got the whole Snider family laughing saying ya right.
After getting the green light from the big boss the trade was announced.
To Flyers:
SJ 91 1st (2nd overall)
To Sharks:
Mike Ricci
Martin Gelinas
EDM 91 1st (9th overall)
PHI 91 1st (18th overall)
PHI 92 2nd
PHI 93 1st
Snider thought the fans would let the Flyers know they weren't happy with the trade especially trading last years 1st round pick and fan favorite Mike Ricci but instead everyone was excited about adding a true superstar in Peter Forsberg.
When the Flyers called San Jose to see if they would be interested in trading the 2nd overall pick in the 91 draft they were floored when they said sure but it will take a heck of a lot to get it done. The sharks were looking for 2 good young players to develop and a bunch of draft picks.
Both GMs went back and forth with tons of players being added and removed in trade talks, especially a couple of fan favorites in Mike Ricci, and Rod Brindamour. Once Reggie felt they were close to a deal, out of respect he tried to get a hold of Mr Snider and let him know what is about to go down, but he wasnt picking up the phone. That is when he realized that Snider was at a family gathering. Once he got there Reg said " sorry for the bother I'm in the process of acquiring the 2nd overall pick from the Sharks, that got the whole Snider family laughing saying ya right.
After getting the green light from the big boss the trade was announced.
To Flyers:
SJ 91 1st (2nd overall)
To Sharks:
Mike Ricci
Martin Gelinas
EDM 91 1st (9th overall)
PHI 91 1st (18th overall)
PHI 92 2nd
PHI 93 1st
Snider thought the fans would let the Flyers know they weren't happy with the trade especially trading last years 1st round pick and fan favorite Mike Ricci but instead everyone was excited about adding a true superstar in Peter Forsberg.