The First Jeff Carter trade revisited
Jeff Carter has had an impressive career in the world of hockey. He started by winning the Calder Cup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and then went on to win two Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles team.
It's worth looking back at his time in Philadelphia since he was traded from there and seeing how he got to where he is now.
Carter was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2003 and had a successful six seasons with the team. During his tenure, the Flyers made it to the playoffs five times.
However, things took a turn for the worse when he was traded to Columbus for Jakub Voracek and two draft picks, which eventually became Sean Couturier and Nick Cousins. Although Carter was able to put up 25 points in 39 games, he was not happy with his time in Columbus and made it known.
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Many of the Flyers' acquisitions lead to successful careers in Philadelphia, in which Jakub Voracek turned into an offensive weapon:
At the time, they got a 22-year-old Voracek who has developed into quite an offensive player. In 10 seasons with the Flyers after the trade, Voracek had 604 points (177 goals and 427 assists) in 727 regular season games to go along with 27 points (nine goals and 18 assists) in 45 postseason games with the club.
Over nine seasons with the Flyers, Couturier has 460 points (180 goals and 280 assists) in 721 regular season games to go along with 22 points in 39 postseason games.
As for the final piece the Flyers got in the trade � Cousins � remained a Flyer up until the 2017 offseason. Cousins played parts of three seasons with the Flyers racking up 27 points (12 goals and 15 assists) in 107 regular season games. But on June 16, 2017, the Flyers traded the 24-year-old along with Merrick Madsen to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for 20-year-old Brendan Warren and a 2018 fifth-round pick.
As for the final piece the Flyers got in the trade � Cousins � remained a Flyer up until the 2017 offseason. Cousins played parts of three seasons with the Flyers racking up 27 points (12 goals and 15 assists) in 107 regular season games. But on June 16, 2017, the Flyers traded the 24-year-old along with Merrick Madsen to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for 20-year-old Brendan Warren and a 2018 fifth-round pick.
The Flyers made a valuable trade when they acquired assets that proved to be a better fit for their team than Carter was for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Later, the Jackets traded Carter for Jack Johnson and a pick that ultimately did not pan out. Overall, this was a significant misstep in managing talent by Scott Howson.
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