Nov 08 2008
Flyers Trade for Carle
The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Friday that they had traded defenseman Steve Eminger and winger Steve Downie to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Matt Carle.
Carle is a heralded prospect out of Alaska, who was traded to the Lightning over the summer from San Jose.
He is only 24 years old.
Carle will get to make an impact against his former team this Saturday when the Lightning visit the Flyers.
Carle will hopefully bring some more pop to the defensive play of the Flyers, which has been lackluster since injuries to Derian Hatcher, Randy Jones and Ryan Parent have depleted the blue line.
Once the defense gets healthy Lasse Kukkonen and Andrew Alberts will be in jeopardy of losing their place on the active roster.
The Flyers might still sign veteran player Brendan Shanahan before the next week is over.
The Flyers also sent Boyd Kane and Nate Raduns down to the Phantoms to make room under the salary cap for Carle.
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