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7. Claude Giroux

7. Claude Giroux

The Philadelphia Flyers are a celebrated franchise in the NHL, and if we are to state (and we are) that Claude Giroux is the best player they had in a decade (which is the 2010s), that means an awful lot.

A former team Team Captain, Giroux would break out in the 2010-11 season with a 76 Point year that saw him receive a sprinkling of Lady Byng and Frank J. Selke Trophy voting and the year after he scored 93 Points with a third-place finish in Points and fourth in Hart Trophy voting. 

Giroux would establish himself as a Point per Game player and one of the more complete players in Professional Hockey.  He finished third in Hart balloting in the 2013-14 season but arguably the 2017-18 (where he was fourth in Hart Trophy voting) was more dynamic as he would lead the NHL in Assists, net his first 100 Point season, and a Second Team All-Star.  

As good as Giroux was, the Flyers struggled and went into rebuilding mode in 2022, and he was traded to the Florida Panthers for their playoff run.  With Philadelphia, Giroux had an even 900 Points.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Right Wing, Center
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 22nd Overall in the Amateur Draft 6/24/06.
  • Departed: Traded to the Florida Panthers with Connor Bunnamn, German Rubsov and a 2024 5th Round Pick for Owen Tippett, a 2023 3rd Round PIck ad a 2024 1st Round Pick 3/18/22. 
  • Games Played: 1000
  • Notable Statistics: 291 Goals
    609 Assists
    900 Points
    412 PIM
    .90 PPG
    +27 Plus/Minus
    94.6 Point Shares

    85 Playoff Games
    25 Goals
    48 Assists
    73 Points
    39 PIM
    .86 PPG
    +4 Plus/Minus
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Second Team All-Star (2018)
    All-Star (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2022*)
    Most Assists (2017-18)
    Most Assists per Game (2011-12)

    *Traded to the Florida Panthers during the season

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