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The Toronto Raptors look to put an end to a two-game losing skid when the visit the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. The Raptors have lost two in a row at home, including a blowout at the hands of the Chicago Bulls and an overtime defeat to the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers. The Raptors allowed Portland to shoot 46.9 percent from long range. "One of the best offensive teams that weve seen," said head coach Dwane Casey. "I think as far as scoring the basketball, averaging 103 points a game, they are a very explosive offensive team so weve got to be on point. Weve got to guard the 3-point line." Rudy Gay led the way for the Raptors against the Blazers with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Unfortunately, Gay shot 12-for-27 from the field and didnt have one assist in almost 42 minutes of action. DeMar DeRozan managed 29 points, while Jonas Valanciunas scored 19. Kyle Lowry had 10 points and 10 assists. The 76ers will try to halt a three-game losing streak of their own. The Sixers dropped all three recent stops on a road trip, including a 10-point loss in Atlanta, an embarrassing 37-point drubbing in New Orleans and a narrow defeat in Dallas on Monday night. The Mavericks came out with a 97-94 victory. "I was proud of our guys. I thought it showed a lot to come back from arguably our worst performance in New Orleans, and we lost to a good team," said Sixers coach Brett Brown. Evan Turner led all scorers with 26 points, but he also had nine rebounds and seven assists. Tony Wroten filled in once again for rookie Michael Carter- Williams, who sat out his fourth straight with a sore foot, and had 19 points. Spencer Hawes and Thaddeus Young both had double-doubles and James Anderson scored 14 points. The Sixers struggled to 38.4 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from the 3- point line and a dismal 54.5. percent from the free-throw line. They did force 21 Dallas turnovers. These Atlantic Division rivals will meet three more times. 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While Hartnell does take more than his share of penalties, hes an aggravating player to play against, doesnt hesitate to go to the other teams net and has a tendency to fall, which means he also draws a lot of penalties. So long as hes healthy, Hartnell gets involved in the play. Despite his style of play, Hartnell is durable. Hes missed 23 games in seven seasons with the Flyers, including 16 games with a broken foot in 2013. Part of the reason that Hartnell has been so effective is that he has been riding shotgun alongside Claude Giroux for a good portion of the last handful of seasons. While Hartnell isnt necessarily the one driving play on that line, hes been a very good complement to Giroux and Jakub Voracek, most recently, as that trio has generated better possession numbers together than when they were apart. In Columbus, that ability to play with top talent, could give Hartnell a legitimate chance to spend time on the wing with Ryan Johansen on the Blue Jackets first line, though Boone Jenner and Nathan Horton can make some claims to those wing spots as well. Where this deal could become an issue for Columbus is that Hartnell is signed through 2019, thats five more seasons, at a cap hit of $4.75-million. Hartnell isnt the fleetest afoot already, so as he gets into his mid-thirties, that is only going to be more of an issue in a game that is getting ever faster. But, if Hartnell could fill a top six role for the next couple seasons, and a third or fourth line spot for a couple more, then maybe the last year could be tolerable when compared to what the Blue Jackets felt they could be getting out of Umberger going forward. The Flyers Get: LW R.J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick. Umberger is a 32-year-old who can play all three forward spots and is a five-time 20-goal scorer who has hit for 50 points or more three times in his career. This past season, Umbergers role was reduced, his 16:53 average time on ice reprresenting his lowest since 2006-2007, when he was playing for Philadelphia.dddddddddddd. While Umberger doesnt stir things up the way Hartnell does, hes still a physical player, using his 6-foot-2, 220-pound frame to his advantage and Umberger is a stronger skater. The trouble for Umberger is that hes been getting worse as a possession player. He had some okay years mixed with some bad years earlier in his career, but Umberger has been thumped in possession terms over the past three seasons and virtually every one of his teammates has fared better without Umberger on the ice. That doesnt mean Umberger cant play. It does mean he was likely playing too big a role on a Columbus team that, until 2013-2014, has been on the wrong side of the scoreboard all too often. Where does Umberger fit in Philadelphia? Well, his flexibility does help in this respect. While Umberger isnt necessarily a natural choice to play with Giroux and Voracek, playing alongside Sean Couturier and Matt Read could be a possibility. Umberger has also played enough centre that he could fit into that spot if the Flyers juggle some pieces around when composing their lines. If Umberger isnt going to play on the Flyers top line, thats a plum opening. If it is going to come from within, Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn or Vincent Lecavalier could get that opportunity. Umberger is signed for three more seasons, at a cap hit of $4.6-million per season, so he doesnt provide much cap relief, aside from the fact that his deal runs a couple of years less than Hartnells. A fourth-round pick doesnt offer huge value, but of the 600 picks in the 91-120 range made between 1990 and 2009, just over 4% became top-six forwards, top-four defencemen or starting goaltenders, while just under 20% have played (or are most likely to play) 100 NHL games. Immediately, the Blue Jackets appear to be the better team for making this deal. Not that Hartnell holds a monumental advantage over Umberger, but hes been more productive and has fared positively no matter who he plays with. Umberger had requested a move out of Columbus, not appreciating his declining role, and he should have a chance to play a top nine role in an organization that he played with for the first three seasons of his NHL career but, in a vacuum, this deal makes the Flyers slightly worse. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '