Jeff Carter would never be and will never have become part of the Columbus Blue Jackets turn towards respectability, as much for the franchise's total inability to find success as much as for Carter's own dislike of the situation following the trade last Summer from Philadelphia for Jake Voracek and the pick which became Sean Couturier.
On Thursday night, the Kings pulled the trigger on a deal which sent defenseman Jack Johnson and a conditional first-round pick either 2012 or 2013 to the LA in exchange for the 27-year-old scorer, who was languishing in his first pro year away from the club which drafted him in 2003.
“Jeff is a proven goal scorer in our league. He brings goal-scoring abilities, speed and at his age he is entering the prime of his career. We also like his versatility as he can play both center and wing,” said Kings GM Dean Lombardi shortly after the deal was struck. “We also want to wish Jack Johnson the best going forward.”
Thus, exactly eight months to the day both men were liberated from Dry Island and shipped their separate ways, a reunion will take place in the shadow of Hollywood.
The sum total of Carter's production in Ohio's capital is 15 goals -- including two hat tricks -- and 25 points in 39 games.
Carter brings 500 games of NHL experience and 196 goals to a Kings team which has totaled a league-low 129 goals.
Both Carter and Richards bring to Southern California a two-man wrecking crew not seen since the Glimmer Twins were in their prime.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Flyers lock up Simmonds with long-term deal
by Bob Herpen
Phanatic Hockey Editor
The Philadelphia Flyers tied up the last remaining loose end from the Mike Richards deal, signing restricted free-agent forward Wayne Simmonds to a multi-year contract.
Terms of the pact were not disclosed, but multiple reports have it as a two-year extension worth $3.5 million. The cap hit will be $1.75 million per season.
The 22-year-old was acquired from the Kings on June 23 as part of the shocking trade which shipped the club's captain to the West Coast.
Simmonds recorded 14 goals and 30 points in 80 games with LA last season. Over his three-year career, all with the Kings, the Ontario native racked up 39 goals and 93 points in 240 appearances.
Phanatic Hockey Editor
The Philadelphia Flyers tied up the last remaining loose end from the Mike Richards deal, signing restricted free-agent forward Wayne Simmonds to a multi-year contract.
Terms of the pact were not disclosed, but multiple reports have it as a two-year extension worth $3.5 million. The cap hit will be $1.75 million per season.
The 22-year-old was acquired from the Kings on June 23 as part of the shocking trade which shipped the club's captain to the West Coast.
Simmonds recorded 14 goals and 30 points in 80 games with LA last season. Over his three-year career, all with the Kings, the Ontario native racked up 39 goals and 93 points in 240 appearances.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Richards shipped to Kings for two players, draft pick.
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.
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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