Considering how both players started the season, it’s nothing short of remarkable that the Calgary Flames were able to extract any value in trading Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Both general manager Craig Conroy and head coach Ryan Huska emphasized that the Flames’ play this season dictated the roster upgrade. They made one late Thursday, bringing in Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee in a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Flames welcomed centre Morgan Frost and left-winger Joel Farabee — both in their mid-20s, and both drafted as first-rounders — in a jaw-dropper of a deal Thursday with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Their Philadelphia Flyers careers ended with a whimper. Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee both played in the team’s 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center, with Frost managing two shots on goal before leaving midway through the second period with an apparent minor injury or illness,

The Calgary Flames traded wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier, plus second- and seventh-round draft picks, to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night for center Morgan Frost and winger Joel Farabee.

The Philadelphia Flyers acquired left wings Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier – and two draft picks – in the trade.

Calgary general manager Craig Conroy confirmed that left-wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Morgan Frost and left-winger Joel Farabee.

Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost played their last game with the Flyers on Thursday night. The team sent both forwards to Calgary in a trade with the Flames. In return, the Flyers received Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick and 2028 seventh-round pick.

Philadelphia Flyers' Joel Farabee skates during an NHL hockey game Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Farabee, a Cicero native, was traded to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) AP

In the end, this is not a perfect trade for the Flames, either. They get two players who could work out for them in the long run. In the same vein as how Kuzmenko and Pelletier could work for the Flyers. Until that happens, though, it's hard to give them the highest of grades.

The Calgary Flames traded left wings Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night for center Morgan Frost and left wing Joel Farabee