by Bob Herpen
Phanatic Hockey Editor
The Philadelphia Flyers have dealt high-scoring forward Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The deal, announced Thursday afternoon, will see forward Jakub Voracek as well as Columbus' first-round (eighth overall) and third-round pick (68th overall) in Friday's entry draft head to Philly.
Carter, 26, completed his sixth NHL season with 36 goals and 66 points in 80 regular-season games. For a second consecutive season, he was slowed by injury in the playoffs, collecting just one goal and one assist in six appearances.
He was in the early stages of an 11-year deal worth $58 million, to which the club signed him last November.
The former first-round choice of Philadelphia in 2003 leaves the Quaker City with 181 goals and 343 points over 461 NHL games, all with the Flyers. He's added 13 goals and 21 points over 47 postseason tilts.
Voracek posted 14 goals and 46 points in 80 games last season for the Jackets, his third NHL campaign.
A native of the Czech Republic, the 21-year-old winger has notched 39 goals and 134 points in 241 contests since breaking in with Columbus in 2008.
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