NHL's Top 50: Jeff Carter (No. 36)

by Adam GretzFiled under: Flyers, NHL Fans, NHL VideosFanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL. No. 36 is Philadelphia Flyers forward Jeff Carter.As I mentioned last week when discussing Nashville defenseman Shea Weber, the 2003 NHL draft produced more front-line talent than any class in recent memory. One of the teams that benefited the most is the Philadelphia Flyers. Thanks to their own first-round picks (No's 11 and 24) the Flyers came away with a pair of top centers in Jeff Carter and Mike Richards, and later the No. 7 overall pick, Braydon Coburn, in a one-sided trade (for Alexei Zhitnik!) with the Atlanta Thrashers. Six years later, Philadelphia has one of the best 1-2 punches in the league down the middle.There were rumors swirling at last year's trade deadline that involved the Flyers reportedly sending Carter (and a first-round pick) to the Toronto Maple Leafs for puck-moving defenseman Tomas Kaberle. As good as Kaberle is, consider t...