President Carter. El Jefe. I'd be lying if I said this didn't bring a tear to my eye. I always hated the Flyers but young Richards and Carter were two of my favorites, so I was thrilled when they made their way to LA and a team I could actually cheer for.
Early on Carter was your prototypical sniper. He looked so great on Richards' wing their first 2 seasons in LA. He would've flirted with 50 goals in that lockout shortened season. But then in 2014 when Richards went down he changed his game to be an underrated two-way force. He still had that speed and lethal wrister, scoring some big goals, but he was a different player away from Richards. Toffoli wouldn't be what he is today without his time on That 70's Line with Carter and Pearson.
I was really hoping Vegas would've added one more former King last year (or this) with Carter, but it wasn't meant to be. Another great from that 2003 draft, and another Canadian from that group who won damn near all there is to win.
Thanks for the memories Carts!