Overview

• The Ducks sent 24-year-old center Trevor Zegras to the Flyers in exchange for 26-year-old Ryan Poehling, the No. 45 pick in the 2025 draft and a fourth-round selection in 2026.
• Zegras enters the final year of his three-year, $17.25 million deal with a $5.75 million cap hit after appearing in just 88 of 164 games over the past two seasons because of knee, ankle and groin injuries.
• The trade boosts Anaheim’s roster flexibility just weeks after acquiring veteran forward Chris Kreider as part of its broader retooling push.
• Philadelphia adds a proven top-nine center to its young core of Matvei Michkov and Tyson Foerster under first-year coach Rick Tocchet.
• Poehling arrives on a one-year, $1.5 million contract to provide bottom-six center depth after posting career highs in goals and assists.