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Old 06-25-2008, 11:13 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Cyndalie View Post
Why did Flyers trade umberger?? ?Stupid!!
I agree... that was a horrible move.

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The Flyers Get: The 19th pick and a third-round pick

With the 19th pick, the Flyers selected Swiss defenceman Luca Sbisa from Lethbridge in the WHL. The third-round pick, D Marc-Andre Bourdon was quite productive with Rouyn-Noranda of the QMJHL, tallying 59 points and 114 penalty minutes.

Since the Flyers are in a difficult cap position, and reportedly nearing a new deal with Jeff Carter, it makes sense to get assets in exchange for Umberger and, all the better, getting two puck-handling defencemen into the organization addresses a long-range need for the Flyers.
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