PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Flyers continued to shuffle their roster Friday by acquiring underachieving right wing Sami Kapanen from the Carolina Hurricanes in a four-player deal.
The Flyers obtained Kapanen along with defenseman Ryan Bast for right wing Pavel Brendl and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques.
Kapanen has scored just six goals in 43 games this season after posting five straight seasons with 20 or more goals. The poor first half by the Finnish forward is a reason the defending Eastern Conference champions are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings with just 45 points.
The Flyers, currently fourth in the Eastern Conference, have been looking for more scoring up front.
Philadelphia acquired left Eric Chouinard from the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 29. The Flyers also made a pair of deals on Wednesday, sending seldom-used defenseman Chris McAllister to the Colorado Avalanche for a sixth-round pick in the June draft and acquiring left wing Todd Warriner from the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations.
"We felt with the arrival of (Eric) Chouinard that he would take (Pavel) Brendl's spot in the lineup," Flyers General Manager Bobby Clarke said. "We need more scoring up front and Kapanen is a proven scorer and has played the point on the power play. He should be a really good addition to our club. It gives us another top six NHL-proven forward."
In 2001-02, Kapanen set career highs with 27 goals, 42 assists and 69 points in 77 regular season games for the Hurricanes. He also represented Finland in the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, his third Olympics.
This season, the 29-year-old recorded six goals and 12 assists for 18 points and 12 penalty minutes in 43 games for Carolina.
