by Bob Herpen
Phanatic Hockey Editor
The Philadelphia Flyers continued to deal on Thursday, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forwards Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds, as well as a second-round draft pick in 2012.
The 26-year-old struck for 23 goals and 66 points in 81 regular-season games in 2010-11, adding one goal and seven points in 11 playoff tilts. He was in the early stages of a 12-year contract worth more than $68 million to which the club signed him back in December of 2007.
Richards spent his entire six-year career with the organization, and was named captain prior to the 2008-09 season. He departs Philadelphia with 133 goals, 349 points and 397 penalty minutes in 453 contests.
His best performance came in the 2010 playoffs, when he tallied seven goals and 23 points in 23 contests as the Flyers made a surprise run to the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to Chicago.
Simmonds recorded 14 goals and 30 points in 80 games with LA last season. Over his three-year career, all with the Kings, the 22-year-old racked up 39 goals and 93 points in 240 appearances.
Schenn, a 19-year-old native of Saskatoon, spent nine games with the Kings over the last two seasons, but spent the majority of time in the Canadian juniors' Western Hockey League.
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