Jackets offered both Carter and Richards?

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Disclaimer: This comes from 43's favo(u)rite twatwaffle.

Sources have told The Dispatch that the blockbuster trade swung between the Blue Jackets and Flyers on June 23, 2011, could have been much larger in scope, perhaps in a way that would have assuaged Carter’s feelings toward playing for the Blue Jackets.

After weeks of haggling between Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren and then-Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson – did the Jackets want Carter or Mike Richards? would the Jackets include a prospect, first-round pick, and maybe another decent pick? – the two sides began to narrow in on a deal that would send promising left wing Jake Voracek, a first-round pick, and a third-round pick to the Flyers for the veteran Carter.

Holmgren hemmed and hawed for a few days until GMs began showing up in St. Paul and Minneapolis for the draft.

Holmgren called Howson the day before the draft in the morning to tell him he was ready to make the move, but not before he dropped a bombshell on Howson’s lap, one that staggered him and forced him to sit down:

“You want ‘em both?” Holmgren asked Howson.

"You Want 'Em Both?" | BlueJackets Xtra

 

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Disclaimer: This comes from 43's favo(u)rite twatwaffle.

Sources have told The Dispatch that the blockbuster trade swung between the Blue Jackets and Flyers on June 23, 2011, could have been much larger in scope, perhaps in a way that would have assuaged Carter’s feelings toward playing for the Blue Jackets.

After weeks of haggling between Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren and then-Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson – did the Jackets want Carter or Mike Richards? would the Jackets include a prospect, first-round pick, and maybe another decent pick? – the two sides began to narrow in on a deal that would send promising left wing Jake Voracek, a first-round pick, and a third-round pick to the Flyers for the veteran Carter.

Holmgren hemmed and hawed for a few days until GMs began showing up in St. Paul and Minneapolis for the draft.

Holmgren called Howson the day before the draft in the morning to tell him he was ready to make the move, but not before he dropped a bombshell on Howson’s lap, one that staggered him and forced him to sit down:

“You want ‘em both?” Holmgren asked Howson.

"You Want 'Em Both?" | BlueJackets Xtra

That's been rumo(u)red a while around here. But the price was supposedly what they gave for Carter plus Nash and at that point Nash was still in favor here. Still considered untouchable.

And I'm not sure how serious Holmgren was either. Like a last minute pitch by a car salesman to get you to buy a warranty.

It would have been interesting to see how it all worked out considering how Carter turned into a hockey player in LA once his drinking buddy and him were reunited. They could have really done damage in this town. Either that or the Jackets maybe could have had Quick and Johnson when they eventually ran both of them out.