Flyers lose to Leafs, deal Zhitnik to Atlanta

While the Flyers inch closer to being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, they benefited greatly last night from another team desperate to make the postseason.

Needing a veteran defenseman to stop their free fall, the Atlanta Thrashers sent highly touted defensive prospect Braydon Coburn to the Flyers for veteran Alexei Zhitnik.

Coburn is a 21-year-old stud defenseman who skates extremely well for someone 6-foot-5, 220 pounds.

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