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In an article on theScore today, Duncan Keith was apparently closer to being a Flyer than you may think. Citing Mark Lazerus of The Athletic, an interview held with former Blackhawks GM Mike Smith disclosed that his successor, Bob Pulford to trading Keith. A prospect at the time, Keith would be packaged with three other unnamed players for Tony Amonte and Jeremy Roenick.
The major hangup had to do with the 2004-05 lockout, and subsequent roster freeze due to the lockout. With the AHL still in business, Keith played the 04/05 season with the Norfolk Admirals, and apparently did enough to sway Pulford’s opinion of him.