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Was there ever any doubt?

Well...at 5.5 million they better hope that Gagne can compete at his previous pre-concussion level...
Moving Umberger IMO was a tough move. He was a true Flyer and great two way player.
Now that he is gone though...Carter should be no problem for them to sign. No-way can they afford not to.

Out of the three free agents everyone knew that Umberger was the "odd" man out....They didn't really have a true position for him....They have a #1 & #2 centerman....They have #1 & #2 wingers....he would've been on the third line and the money "rumored" to have been asked for would have been too much for a third liner....

What else does Homer have up his sleeve this offseason?

Was surprised to see that they traded R.J. Umberger to Columbus at the draft. Was it a salary issue?

Whoops...sorry PhillyMike....you already answered that. I typed before I read.

So keep a player just because he had a soild playoff run ..........?
Umberger's still a free agent on July 1, which means Homer can still offer him a contract ...
And as for Carter, he's only going to get better & he's def a solid player ....

If Umberger had signed an offer sheet with another team, and Flyers chose not to match it, would Flyers have gotten more picks in return than what Columbus gave them, which was a #1, and #3 ?? (Flyers also included a #4 with RJ)
I believe the number of picks would be based on the salary he would sign for, but does anyone know the answer to this?

I really dont think we would get any good picks for him .. How can you beat a 1st & a 3rd ....?

philly you traded your best playoff performer so you can overpay an underacheiving Jeff Carter? As a PENS fan I love it! Keep overpaying players like carter and briere and see where that gets you.

KMF, that was the most retarded thing ive ever heard!
Carter an underacheiver ....? Trust me, Carter is going to get better & better each year, he's still only 23.

First of all, Briere was our best playoff player, he had the most playoff points of the team. Second, we need a player thats going to be good ALL season long, not just in the playoffs. Umberger was an OK player during the regular season, he picked it up during the playoffs!

I love how Pens fans come in here & act like they know ****!

Oh Flyers, crawl back in your last place hole.

And because of the Umberger trade, we were able to trade our other 1st round draft pick and get another young defenseman, which we are in desperate need of!

Last place ...?
I guess that makes sense .....

Briere was absolutely invisible when it mattered most in the PGH series! Last time I checked you want players to step up in the playoffs when theres pressure and thats what umberger does. Carter is a good player but going to be an overpaid one just like DANIELLE briere

WOW!!! Pens fans are still bitter over losing the Cup to the Wings on home ice. So much for that home winning streak you had going. Not sure why the trashing of the Flyers and Carter/Briere, but it seems like the Pens are the team that will be losing a big playoff performer soon as well, so since you didn't win anything this year either, let's all look forward to next season and pick it and go from there.

c'mon, practically the whole team was invisible against the pens, not just db. richards had a decent series, carter played hard without much production and umby was inconsistent. the flyers wouldn't have been in the conf. finals without danny. or jeff for that matter.

Utley....I think KMF was happy about Umberger leaving because RJ consistently torched the Pens when you played us.

All I said was you traded your best playoff performer to overpay for carter. Now does that make sense? you are already overpaying for briere. why not keep umberger who actually shows up for big games at a lesser price?

Carter is going to be good...he's only 23 and just coming into his prime. If you don't know what the contract amount is yet how can you say he's being overpaid? Umberger is a loss for Philly but I think he's easier to cover than losing Carter.

First of all, Briere was our best playoff player, he had the most playoff points of the team.
UtleyMVP08

He sure looked like dung on a stick when I was watching him. He failed miserably in Buffalo the previous year and I more or less thought he failed miserably in Philly as well this year. In fact his failure in Buffalo was all I needed to see to know I'd never throw big $$ at him.