Stanley Cup Wining Goalie Blocked Blockbuster Trade To Philly.

While the NHL season is suspended we're still seeing some transactions across the NHL. Prospects are being signed to their entry level contracts, players are being signed to extensions as well as teams negotiating with soon to be KHL free agents. There's action going on but with no hockey happening, we're also hearing stories from insiders and former GM's about moves that didn't happen but came very, very close. A very interesting one popped up as Montreal Canadiens' insider Martin McGuire revealed a trade between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins that came very close to happening. McGuire revealed that back during the 2009-10 season, the Bruins had a deal in place to send goalie Tim Thomas to the Flyers. The Flyers of course had been searching for a solution in between the pipes and McGuire revealed they had offered Claude Giroux to the Panthers for Craig Anderson. The trade was done but axed by the Panthers vice president. It's unclear what the Flyers had on the table for Thomas but McGuire reveals that Thomas used his no trade clause to block the trade to Philly. Thomas would go onto dominate the league the following year as he led the Bruins to the 2010-11 Stanley Cup.