The Flyers have reacquired goalie Sean Burke from Phoenix along with winger Branko Radivojevic and prospect Ben Eager for Mike Comrie. Burke's really revived his career in the desert after going in a tailspin that began when he left Hartford and included a short stop in Philly.

As for who wins the trade, the old axiom is that whoever gets the best player wins the trade. While Comrie is struggling this year, that's too be expected from a young player who held out at the start of the season. He's the best player in the deal right now. However, I think that Radivojevic will prosper in Philly. He's really underrated and I wish he was wearing a Senator jersey. Burke should be able to help Philly this year but after that... well, I wonder if Bobby Clarke wishes he still had Maxime Ouellet in his system.

I think Eager was really a throw in for the deal. Some people, especially in his hometown of Ottawa, think he'll turn out to be a power forward. However, I know someone who knows Eager personally and has been on the ice with him on numerous occasions. His take is that he's a REALLY good guy but he'll probably end up being like Tie Domi but without the mouth and sideshow crap. Since he was a first round pick, he'll be looking for a contract of over a million a year, if he hasn't signed one already. That's a lot of money for a guy who has an upside of a third line enforcer.

As for who won the trade, I think both teams made out pretty well. Philly's got lots of depth at center and a couple of good center prospects in Jeff Carter and Mike Richards. They got someone in Radivojevic who could turn out to be as good as Comrie. And they solved a question in goal. Whether they like the answer remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Phoenix upgraded the talent on their roster for a guy who had become expendable, a prospect with a questionable upside and a player that's for now probably a step below the one they got back.