NHL Trade: Blue Jackets Trade Cam Atkinson to the Flyers for Jakub Voracek
The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded forward Cam Atkinson to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jakub Voracek.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded forward Cam Atkinson to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jakub Voracek.

The 32-year old Atkinson was drafted 157th overall in the 6th round of the 2008 draft. He carries a $5.875 million.

The 31-year old Voracek was drafted 7th overall in the 1st round of the 2007 draft. He carries an $8.25 million salary cap hit.

Charlie O’Connor: “Atkinson and Voracek are both 1989 birthdays (Atkinson a little older but only by a few months). Atkinson is the better two-way player at this point; Voracek the better scorer. Atkinson’s cap hit is $5.875 million, so would be a $2.375 million savings if it’s straight up.”

Bill Meltzer: “Atkinson and Voracek both have three years left. But Atkinson makes significantly less on the cap. He seems to declining at his age. But, small as he is, he’s a heart-and-soul guy and a goal scorer.”

Anthony Mingioni: “In the end, this trade qualifies as a win for the Flyers. Gained much needed cap space and, by all reports, a player with high leadership marks and a goal scorer’s mentality in Cam Atkinson.”

Cam Atkinson

Jakub Voracek