Sat 12/21/13 8:39 AM

Jakub Voracek will play in Columbus for the first time since he was traded during the 2011 off-season. Voracek was drafted seventh overall in 2007 and sent to the Flyers as part of the Jeff Carter trade. "I'm not going to lie," Voracek said. "As soon as the schedule came out, I wanted to see when we went to Columbus. I got traded 2« years ago and haven't played there since. It's going to be exciting for me and Mase (goaltender Steve Mason). Ask me tomorrow after the morning skate how I feel. Maybe it's just deja vu. I had three great years there. We had a good group of guys there. When I got traded, I moved on. I'm the kind of guy that everything happens for a reason. I'm here with a bunch of great guys and really enjoying it now." Voracek has nine goals and 22 points in 35 games this season after a breakout 2012-13 campaign in which he had 22 goals and 46 points in 48 games.