Report: One Flyer feels like he's let everyone down including Ron Hextall..

Report: One Flyer feels like he's let everyone down including Ron Hextall..

Needless to say Flyers fans and coaching staff expected much more than what they got out of R.J Umberger this season. The Flyers acquired R.J. Umberger from the Columbus Blue Jackets along with a 2015 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for Scott Har

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Needless to say Flyers fans and coaching staff expected much more than what they got out of R.J Umberger this season. The Flyers acquired R.J. Umberger from the Columbus Blue Jackets along with a 2015 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for Scott Hartnell over the summer. The move has backfired badly for Philly. After spending six seasons with Columbus, has reached or surpassed the 50-point mark on three separate occasions, but he’s been limited to nine goals and 15 points in 67 games in 2014-15. Meanwhile, Hartnell has 43 points and 88 penalty minutes in 60 contests with Columbus. “When things aren’t going well, that’s [the comparison to Hartnell] added pressure. You feel that,” Umberger told the Courier-Post. “I think the biggest thing that’s bothered me is that I feel like I’ve let (general manager Ron) Hextall down. He believed in me bringing me here and I feel like I just haven’t been the player for him that he needs.” One thing is certain, Umberger does not look 100 percent. He has been seen moving with a limp and has a somewhat bloodshot eye. “Everybody has injuries,” Umberger said. Umberger set a less than flattering career-high by going 18 games without a goal. Not great for a guy who comes with a $4.6 million annual cap hit and is signed through 2016-17.  

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