Jeff Carter is finally heading to LA in a trade that sends Jack Johnson and a draft pick back to Columbus. That means he'll finally be reunited with Mike Richards but not in Philadelphia where they first became a good pair on the ice. He was traded after just 39 games and not including the ones where he was injured, but he is definitely making some headway after helping the Kings win their first game with him. Dustin Brown got a hat trick in that game as well, but nothing's as important right now as Jeff Carter.
I think the Kings needed to find some way to score goals, but now with Jeff Carter, that doesn't seem like much of a problem now. After all, he's repaired with Mike Richards after their hot one-two punch in Philadelphia before they blew up their core teams and shipped them to the Western Conference.
Unfortunately, now with Carter, the Kings need to find some way to gain some success from that Philadelphia connection. They have 129 goals in 61 games, which is ranked 30th in the NHL.
"You look up and down that lineup, they've got some great players," Carter said to ESPNLA.com. "I think it's just a matter of time before things start going their way."
As I said, they're going to need to do this quick. If they have a shot at making the playoffs, they're going to have to do some ground-work and make it back into the playoff picture. Their next two games should not be too tough for this team, although they are on the road and that might factor into how well they play. They're at Nashville and at Minnesota before a home tilt against the Ducks. So if they want to pick up points, I think their next three games are going to be relatively easy ones for them.
Jeff Carter an impact in LA? I think so. But do others think so? We'll just have to wait and see. He's already played in one game and was a factor in them winning. But what about two or three or more? Well, let's just watch and see how far this Kings team can go with Jeff Carter as their new man on the ice.
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