Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
Umberger is this year's John Druce. Every year there's one guy in the playoff who plays the best he'll ever play in his career. Wow, what a series for him.

I'm guessing they'll trade him on draft day to maximize his value while he looks like a top line player. That's what I'd do.
Quote Originally Posted by Swish
And I don't think any team will be fooled by his fat stats in the playoffs. I mean, come on, the guy had all of 13 goals in the regular season (along with 37 assists). 50 points is pretty good, but he already has 9 goals in the playoffs, including 8 in just 5 games against Montreal. Anybody can get hot in the playoffs, and I guess he's on a hot streak.

Swish
Guys, I hate to quote myself, but dammit, I didn't just make the call, I told you the day it would happen. Philly gets #19 overall pick and Columbus gets fooled by the one-hit wonder RJ Umberger.

Smart move by the Flyers, they jump up 10 spots and grab one of the really good D-man prospects available in Luca Sbisa - he's another Brian Campbell/Mark Streit type player - what they thought they'd get in Joni Pitkanen.
Then they grabbed Steve Eminger for a bag of pucks - solid blueline help for next year, this guy's got upside and never played a full year on a good team. He could be a top 4 defenceman in Philly. Not a bad night for the Flyers.