Hurricanes Trade Brian Boucher to Flyers for Luke Pither and Mark Alt
 

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired center Luke Pither from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for goaltender Brian Boucher and defenseman Mark Alt. Pither will be assigned to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Pither, 23, has totaled 25 points (11g, 14a) and 18 penalty minutes in 35 games with Trenton and Wheeling of the ECHL this season. The Burketon, Ont., native signed as a free agent with the Flyers on March 4, 2010, after totaling 250 points (104g, 146a) in 307 games during a five-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with Kingston, Guelph, Belleville and Barrie. In two seasons with Adirondack of the American Hockey League (AHL), Pither (6’0”, 186 lbs.) has notched 30 points (11g, 19a) in 106 games.

Homer Has something up his sleeve or things are already getting interesting at flyers camp.

Flyers also get d prospect mark alt according to bob mckenzie

I didnt even know he was still playing

This is like a homecoming for Booch , the Flyers drafted him back in 1995 in the first round 22nd overall .
At 36 years old he just may have a couple real good years left in him ..

Boosh is expected to be sent to Adirondack after camp. He's insurance. Leighton is still number 2.

Anyone know anything about Alt?

i think leighton is gonna get sent down not boucher. If we send boucher down we have to pay extra. We wont have to pay extra to send leighton down according to one of the articles

Wtf does this guy ever go away!?

Boucher has been hurt since last season, is coming off a surgery that would have kept him out until around now regardless of the lockout and there was some talk of another minor injury since recovering from surgery. I hope the best for the guy, but I think this is just for the sake of his last sweater being the same as the first he wore in the league.

Again? Although I can't really say anything bad about the guy. Obviously just a depth move, though I too wonder who will be the #2 behind Bryzgalov. I think Leighton will get the spot to start, but you never know.

Alt was signed to play in the AHL according to Carchidi's blog, Phantoms are razor thin at D.

lol no they're not. They have more defensmen than needed down there as is. They have 3 as healthy scratches. Unless someone else went down injured or back to the E over the weekend.