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Tuesday Tire Pump: Jakub Voracek

Columbus Blue Jackets v Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 5: Jakub Voracek #93 of the Philadelphia Flyers is congratulated after scoring a first period goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center on November 5, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

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Every Tuesday at PHT, we’ll pump a player’s tire. Because every player likes it when nice things are said about them.

This week’s tire pumpee: Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers

The 22-year-old has seven points in his last four games, a stretch that began with a 3-point night against his old team, Columbus, on Nov. 5.

In case you forgot, Voracek was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Flyers in June along with a first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and a third-rounder, with Jeff Carter and his enormous contract coming back the other way.

Voracek admits he wants to show the Jackets they made a mistake by giving up on him. The seventh-overall pick from 2007 hasn’t forgotten his conditioning being called into question at the end of last season by Columbus coach Scott Arniel.

“I don’t think it’s right to talk about it in the papers,” Voracek told the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this month. “It is what he said, but I have to disagree with him. I went to the (IIHF) world championships last year and I felt great - all tournament, which was almost in the end of May. It was a long season for me as well, and physically I felt great. But sometimes if you play bad, it doesn’t mean you’re out of shape. Like I said, it is what it is and I’ve got a new NHL life here.”

Voracek’s been skating on the right side of Philadelphia’s third line with Max Talbot in the middle and Matt Read on the left.

Here we see Voracek turning a puck over and feeding Talbot for the Flyers’ second goal in last night’s 5-3 victory over Carolina:

Jakub Voracek, everyone.