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Originally Posted by timbit
Philadelphia made two blockbuster trades in a matter of half an hour, first sending Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jakub Voracek and the eighth pick ( Sean Couturier} in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (Carter would later be dealt to LA before the trade deadline), and then sending captain Mike Richards to Los Angeles in exchange for power forward Wayne Simmonds and prospect Brayden Schenn.
Voracek, Couturier, Simmonds and Schenn plus a 2 nd rd pick for Richards and Carter turned out to be highway robbery for Phil .
LA was in the win now stage and Phil was rebuilding.
Pretty straight forward.
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They've won one playoff round since that highway robbery, and it was the year directly after the trade.
It's been miss outright or first round exit every season since.