The Philadelphia Flyers traded star center Jeff Carter Thursday to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Flyers will receive forward Jakub Voracek, the eighth overall draft pick Friday night and a third-round draft pick from the Blue Jackets. Later Thursday, the Flyers sent captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for prized prospect Brayden Schenn, winger Wayne Simmonds and an undisclosed draft pick. They also signed goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year deal worth $51 million, a source told ESPN.com. "Well, I think probably what got the ball rolling for a lot of talk over the last 10 or 12 days was the acquisition of the negotiating rights for Ilya Bryzgalov," Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said on a conference call of the trades. "That set the wheels in motion. Most teams probably viewed us as trying to sign Ilya -- we did come to an agreement today -- and I think that got the ball rolling. I know over the last few days, I spent a lot of time talking particularly with both Los Angeles and Columbus, and that culminated in what happened today." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6697235
