<p>Claude Giroux is officially on the move: The Flyers captain was traded to the Panthers on Saturday.</p><p>was the first to report a trade to the Panthers on Thursday night after the Flyers' game against the Predators, but the trade wasn't finalized until Saturday.</p><p>Going back to the Flyers is prospect Brandon Brooks Jersey Owen Tippett, a 2024 first-round draft pick and a 2023 third-rounder. The Flyers also are retaining 50 percent of Giroux's salary and sending two AHLers and a fifth-round pick to Florida.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Can confirm the final deal is:Claude Giroux, a 2024 5th, Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsovfor2024 1st, 2023 3rd, and Owen Tippett.</p> Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) <p>Giroux, 34, skated in his 1,000th NHL game Thursday, and it turned out to be his final one as a member of the Flyers. Giroux did not travel with the team to Ottawa for Friday's game against the Senators.</p><p>He has been one of the few positives in an otherwise dismal Flyers season. Giroux has 18 goals and 24 a sists in 57 games Mack Hollins Jersey . He's still an elite, two-way player who can play multiple positions up front. He adds to a deep Panthers offense that leads the league with 4.06 goals per game and joins a franchise that is clearly in win-now mode.</p><p>The Flyers are getting back a Vinny Curry Jersey solid prospect in Tippett, who skated in 45 games last season but struggled to find a consistent role this year with Florida. He appeared in 42 games but was recently demoted to the AHL. Philadelphia is getting a first-rounder in 2024 as Florida does not have a first-round selection in 2022 or 2023.</p><p>MORE:</p>Claude Giroux trade detailsPanthers get: Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman, German Rubstov, 2022 fifth-round pickFlyers get: Owen Tippett, 2024 first-round pick, 2023 third-round pick<p>Giroux is a dominant, two-way forward who has been one of the most underappreciated players in the league for a number of years.</p><p>He can play anywhere at forward with experience at center, left wing and right wing. He's responsible in his own zone and continues to be dangerous on offense.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Claude Giroux, traded to FLA, is a versatile high-end 1st line forward who drives play at a high level at both ends of the ice and makes the players around him better. </p> JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <p>Giroux Dallas Goedert Jersey makes an already dangerous offense even more lethal. Florida's top six is now Giroux, Alexander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and either Anthony Duclair or Sam Reinhart.</p><p>In Tippett, Philadelphia gets a player it was very keen on. He hasn't done a ton at the NHL level, but he was in a reserve/bottom-six role with Florida. Perhaps the Flyers see him as more of a middle-six forward.</p><p>While the Flyers' front office will have to wait a couple years to use it, it Paul Worrilow Jersey gets the first-round pick that was expected in any Giroux deal. The 2024 cla s is expected to be deeper than the 2022 cla s.</p><p>They also dump two salaries in Rubstov and Bunnaman, neither player that the Flyers' front office having an impact at the NHL any time soon.</p><p>Based on the deal, it's clear GM Chuck Fletcher had his hands tied with Giroux wanting to only waive his no-movement clause for Florida, resulting Zach Ertz Jersey in a return that doesn't "wow" immediately, but it's the best the Flyers were going to get.</p> Related Articles Claude Giroux's 1,000th game: Where the Flyers captain ranks all-time in games played in franchise history Rasmus Ristolainen contract details: Flyers hand defenseman five-year extension NHL trade rumors tracker: Bruins get Lindholm; Flyers acquire Giroux; Maple Leafs bring in Giordano