Mike Milbury asked a question to Keith Jones after the second period Saturday night that many familiar with the career of Jeff Carter probably would admit to have asked at least once:
"Did you ever think you’d see Jeff Carter become the player he is? He was sort of a big, lazy guy in Philadelphia," Milbury said on NBC.
Milbury could have added: in Columbus, too. But everyone has forgotten that Carter ever played for the Blue Jackets. The Los Angeles Kings center did leave a lasting impression on the Chicago Blackhawks as he paced his team's 4-3 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final with a goal and two assists.
Indeed, Carter appeared inexorably headed to one of those awful post-big-contract pro careers that have claimed so many. He signed an 11-year, $58 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, and posted 36 goals in the ’10-11 season for general manager Paul Holmgren and the Flyers.
But in a shocking summertime deal right before the 2011 draft, Carter was shipped off to Columbus for Jakub Voracek and two draft picks. Then, as longtime Edmonton Journal ...
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