Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I timata a Carter i tana mahi ngaio i te 1996-97, i wehewehe i tana wa ki nga Capitals me to raatau hononga ki te American Hockey League (AHL), ko te Portland Pirates, i mua i tana whakawhiti ki te Boston Bruins i te Poutu-te-rangi 1, 1997. Hei wāhanga o tētahi kirimana nui, i tukuna atu a Carter ki a Jason Allison, Jim Carey, he kōwhiringa i te tau 1998 me tētahi kōwhiringa tuatoru o te tau 1998
1997 draft ki nga Bruins hei utu mo Adam Oates, Bill Ranford me Rick Tocchet.