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Grossman, 27, has spent his entire six-year career in Dallas, but will now be sporting the orange and black, at least for the rest of the 2011-2012 season.
Grossman has five assists, and is averaging 18:59 minutes of ice time in 52 games this season. His +/- rating breaks even at zero.
The Flyers special teams have struggled lately, and Grossman may be able to help fix that.
Grossman averaged third highest in minutes on special teams for Dallas (2:12 on the penalty kill, and 2:13 on the power play), according to CSNPhilly.com's Tim Panaccio.
The Flyers have been looking for defensive help ever since they learned that Chris Pronger would not play for the rest of the year due to post concussion syndrome.
The club has been involved in rumors that included Shea Weber, and Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators, Luke Schenn of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Hal Gill of the Montreal Canadiens.
Weber and Suter are both top tier defenseman, who have been key parts to Nashville's success, as the Predators are currently fifth in the Western Conference.
Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn's younger brother, is showing that he can be a good defenseman in the NHL. The 21-year old is currently playing with a +/- rating of 7.
Hal Gill from the Canadiens is the only defenseman that the Flyers were considering, that has Stanley Cup experience. Gill won with Pittsburgh in the 2008-2009 season.
After this season, Grossman is an unrestricted free agent. It is unclear if he is just a rental, or if the Flyers will try to hold on to him past this year.
Grossman will earn $1.625 million this season.
The 2012 2nd round pick that Dallas is receiving was originally acquired by the Flyers from the Los Angeles Kings, the 2013 3rd round pick was acquired from the Minnesota Wild.
The trade between Philadelphia and Dallas comes about a week and a half before the February 27 trade deadline.
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