In the final minutes, a huge scramble occurred in the NHL just before the trade deadline. Several reputable informants announced a trade sending forward James Van Riemsdyk to the Detroit Red Wings. Everything seemed to indicate that it was almost official, until a last minute turn of events. Something very unusual happened behind the scenes, and the trade fell through at the last second. <q>Something happened with JVR and Detroit, they just cancelled the trade.</q> This is a very disappointing realization for Philadelphia Flyers fans, especially since JVR was the biggest available name left on the day, according to many. <q>Oh boy. Things are changing fast about JVR. - Darren Dreger</q> Major turnaround. The 33-year-old has 23 points in 41 games this season. He will become an unrestricted free agent this summer. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1631743601645420557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1631743601645420557%7Ctwgr%5Ef78ac4af7114af27a6d1b0b888e0f4fdf1a9a1f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FCoup-de-theatre-un-echange-majeur-vient-detre-annule-a-la-derniere-seconde-214342'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1631743013268455432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1631743013268455432%7Ctwgr%5Ef78ac4af7114af27a6d1b0b888e0f4fdf1a9a1f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FCoup-de-theatre-un-echange-majeur-vient-detre-annule-a-la-derniere-seconde-214342'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1631742986194239488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1631742986194239488%7Ctwgr%5Ef78ac4af7114af27a6d1b0b888e0f4fdf1a9a1f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FCoup-de-theatre-un-echange-majeur-vient-detre-annule-a-la-derniere-seconde-214342'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/flyers-de-philadelphie/Coup-de-theatre-un-echange-majeur-vient-detre-annule-a-la-derniere-seconde' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>HabsetLNH.com</a>