Longtime Philadelphia Flyers winger Claude Giroux was dealt to the Florida Panthers at the NHL’s trade deadline, officially ending an era with the franchise that drafted him back in 2007. The Flyers had spoken about how Giroux had earned the right to have a say in where he was traded. The 34-year-old broke his silence on the trade to the Panthers, via the Associated Press.

Giroux spoke about how the Flyers, 20-31, were out of playoff contention. The veteran winger admitted to starting to think about places around the league where he’d be a good fit were he to be dealt at the NHL’s trade deadline.