Carcillo for Upshall

The Flyers opened a bit more cap space with a deal that brings Daniel Carcillo to town from Phoenix for Scottie Upshall and a draft pick.

			2008-2009 Statistics		2009	2010
To Philadelphia	Position	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit	Cap Hit
Daniel Carcillo	F	24	54	10	$875,000	$875,000
			2008-2009 Statistics		2009	2010
To Phoenix	Position	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit	Cap Hit
Scottie Upshall	F	25	55	21	$1.225 million	RFA
2nd Round Pick

At the end of the day, the Flyers made a reasonable move getting a talented tough guy in Daniel Carcillo, who also brings down the potential cap number for next season by, what could be, a fair margin. Carcillo is already signed on for less than a million per, while Upshall is getting to the point where he could get another raise in the off-season. The Coyotes are a good place for Upshall, as he is going to a younger, skating team in the West, which could accomodate his play very well. The Coyotes also pick-up a second rounder out of Philly, which makes the pot even sweeter.

In the pools, neither player is set to make an impact with their current team on the standings. Fantasy-wise, it may be just the status quo through the end of the season.