[Trade] Flyers trade Hartnell to Columbus for Umberger and 2015 4th

[Poe969]

Originally Posted by Locke

Hartnell was a hear and soul guy, hes the kind of guy that you need to win in the playoffs, this seems stupid.

Granted, his contract was atrocious.

don't you mean a hair and soul guy?

[GGG]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

How does it diminish the logjam at centre?

Puzzling move by Philly. Why not just move him out for picks to a team that needs to hit the floor rather than taking on Umberger? Or an expiring contract?

Would anyone have taken on his deal for pics?

5 years is a long time for a guy like Hartnall.

[Anduril]

Originally Posted by Poe969

don't you mean a hair and soul guy?

Meat and potatoes kind of guy.


Even if Philly gives up a player with 2 year extra on the contract, I can't help but to think they would have rather another guy with a lower caphit to help them as well in the mean time.

Then again, they'd just burn it all on somebody else.

[Miniac]

Interesting trade, good for CBJ tho!

[sureLoss]

Hextall told Hartnell he was no longer in the Flyer's plans

Randy Miller ‏@RandyJMiller now
Hartnell was angry when Hextall told him he wasn’t in plans a few days ago. He decided yesterday to accept deal from #Flyers to Columbus.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 10s
Hartnell said he was angry when he got a call from Flyers 5 days ago that "basically I was done there" in Phila.

Randy Miller ‏@RandyJMiller 1m
Hartnell on waiving no-trade clause to leave #Flyers “I think (Hextall) decided it was best for me to move on."

[habernac]

Interesting move, especially after seeing the tweets above. Works for me as I think the Flyers are a poorer team after this deal. Hartnell worked his ass off.

[Resolute 14]

Also worth noting that Hextall traded a now pissed-off Hartnell within the division, to a team that could conceivably push the Flyers down the ladder, or even out of the post-season entirely.

[19Yzerman19]

JUNE 23, 2011 - The Philadelphia Flyers trade Mike Richards and Jeff Carter to separate teams, in spite of the fact that both had recently signed long-term contract extensions with Philly.

JUNE 23, 2012 - The Philadelphia Flyers trade James Van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn, despite the fact that JVR recently signed a long-term contract extension with Philly.

JUNE 23, 2014 - The Philadelphia Flyers trade Scott Hartnell to Columbus for RJ Umberger, despite the fact that Hartnell recently signed a long-term contract extension with Philly.

...

So if you've got term in Philadelphia, make sure that your GM cannot find his phone on June 23.

[Point Blank]

Awful trade for Philly. Hartnell had a frustratingly slow start this year but really picked it up after the trade deadline.

[gvitaly]

I just think Hartnell hopes he will end up in L.A. by the trade deadline. $5 he's there by the end of 2016

[FAN]

The Flyers are in rebuilding mode?

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Decent trade for both teams. Jackets gets the best player, but this saves Philly some cash over the long run and lessens the logjam at Center that the Flyers had, while adding an additional pick to their arsenal.

I like it.

Huh? I'm pretty sure Umberger has played many times more games at center in the NHL than Hartnell has. If anything this gives the Flyers more center depth to make a trade.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Hextall told Hartnell he was no longer in the Flyer's plans

Randy Miller ‏@RandyJMiller now
Hartnell was angry when Hextall told him he wasn’t in plans a few days ago. He decided yesterday to accept deal from #Flyers to Columbus.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 10s
Hartnell said he was angry when he got a call from Flyers 5 days ago that "basically I was done there" in Phila.

Randy Miller ‏@RandyJMiller 1m
Hartnell on waiving no-trade clause to leave #Flyers “I think (Hextall) decided it was best for me to move on."

Hextall making a splash already huh? Shows he means business. Alternatively it could also come back to bite him in the ass.

[Hackey]

Don't understand this deal. I'll take Hartnell over Umberger any day of the week.

[SeanCharles]

You'd have to think this had more to do with the remaining term on each contract than anything else....

I can't see the logic otherwise..!?