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Wade Allison, who spent no time with the Flyers this season, was traded to the Predators on Friday in exchange for 26-year-old forward Denis Gurianov.
Allison played 60 games for the Flyers in 2022-23, but did not make the big club’s roster after training camp this season.
The 26-year-old had 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) and a plus-3 rating in 46 games for AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.
The 2016 second-round pick began to look more and more like a candidate for a change of scenery. Allison never really warmed up to head coach John Tortorella and also battled injuries during his time in the Flyers system, dating back to his sophomore year of college.
However, there is no doubting Allison’s potential. He plays with a bottom-six motor and a big shot. In 75 career games with the Flyers, Allison scored 13 goals and nine assists. He is a pending restricted free agent.
Gurianov comes to the Flyers with some intrigue. He is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound winger who has a 20-goal season and a monster playoff run on his resume.
In 2019-20 with the Stars, Gurianov scored 20 markers in 64 games. He then added 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 27 games in the bubbling playoffs as Dallas advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.
But over the past three seasons, the 2015 first-round pick has recorded eight goals and 11 assists in 80 games across three teams (Stars, Canadiens and Predators).
Gurianov is a pending unrestricted free agent with a salary cap hit of $850,000.
General Manager Danny Briere he told reporters in Tampa Bay, Florida that Gurianov will inform the Flyers. The club loaned Olle Lycksell and Adam Ginning to the Phantoms, making room for Gurianov and his other trade acquisition, Erik Johnson.
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