Brian Burke selected Umberger in the first-round, sixteenth overall in the 2001 draft. The two sides failed to come to terms on an entry-level contract and Burke dealt Umberger to the New York Rangers for Martin Rucinsky at the 2004 trade deadline.
If it makes you feel any better, the Rangers were unable to come to terms with Umberger and were forced to deal him to the Philadelphia Flyers. That is, as we know, where he flourished.