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Wow. I guess I can see why Jennifer jumped ship from the Flyers!

From tsn.ca, The Flyers traded two of their bigger stars: Jeff Carter and Mike Richards...

FLYERS SHIP OUT RICHARDS AND CARTER IN TWO BLOCKBUSTER DEALS

Just one day before the National Hockey League's Entry Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have made drastic changes to the face of their franchise.

In two separate deals made within a half hour of each other on Thursday, the club traded away captain Mike Richards and former 40-plus goal scorer Jeff Carter.

Richards was shipped to the Los Angeles Kings for forwards Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a second-round draft pick, while Carter was dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jakub Voracek and a first (8th overall) and third round draft pick.

Richards, who was named captain of the Flyers in 2008, is coming off a season where he scored 23 goals and 66 points.

The 26-year-old forward had a career high 31 goals in 2009-10 and was signed through the 2019-2020 season with a $5,750,000 cap hit.

Last season, Carter scored 36 goals and 66 points, he also had two points in six playoff games as the Flyers were eliminated by the Boston Bruins in the first round.

The 26-year-old forward was drafted by the Flyers 11th overall in the 2003 Entry Draft and had a career high 46 goals in the 2008-09 season.

Carter, who has 11-years remaining on contract that will have a cap hit of just over $5.272 million will give the Blue Jackets a much needed scorer to play along side their captain Rick Nash.

The 21-year-old Voracek recorded 14 goals and 32 assists in 80 games last season, after recording 16 goals and 34 assists in the 2009-10 season. He is currently a restricted free agent.

Voracek was drafted seventh overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

The 22-year-old Simmonds was selected by the Kings in the second round of the 2007 Entry Draft and has played three seasons in the NHL, with a career high 16 goals in the 2009-10 season.

The 19-year-old Schenn was the Kings fifth-overall pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and played nine games in Los Angeles during the 2010-11 season.

By dealing Carter and Richards, the Flyers have opened up more than enough cap space to sign recently acquired goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who is set to become a free agent on July 1.

The Flyers acquired the rights to the 30-year-old Bryzgalov, two weeks ago in a deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. Philadelphia shipped over a third-round draft pick in 2012, forward Matt Clackson and future considerations.