James van Riemsdyk

Hot Start Propels Flyers Past Sabres

November 2, 2011

For a national broadcast on Versus, the Philadelphia Flyers (7-4-1) traveled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres (6-5-0) Wednesday.

Unbeknownst to the viewers, they’d only have to watch the first 6:23 to find out the outcome.

Bryz Silenced; Other Notes

October 31, 2011

Mark Trible

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Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced there will be a limitation on goalie Ilya Bryzgalov’s media availability. Before the decision, Bryzgalov was available whenever needed. Now, he’ll only be available after games in which he plays.

Eight not enough for Flyers; Fall to Jets

October 28, 2011

John Russo

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The Flyers score eight times but still lose, 8-9, to the visiting Jets. With confidence lacking on defense and in net, questions have to be answered if the Flyers want to fight their way out of this funk. A look at the wild game, inside!

Flyers Fly Back Home To Take On the Jets

October 27, 2011

Larry DAngelo

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The Winnipeg Jets Fly into Philadelphia this evening to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Last time the original Jets team was in Philly was March 16.1996. Ron Hextall picked up a 3-0 shutout.
You can see the game on CSN-PH and TSN-Jets at 7:00pm EST.

RFA's Could Be Ruining the NHL, Here's a Way to Fix It

September 9, 2011

Matt Bernot

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Recently, James van Riemsdyk of the Philadelphia Flyers signed a 6-year contract extension worth an average of $4.25M.The huge problem with this extension is that it completely defeats the purpose of Restricted Free Agency. In 2004 the NHL had a lockout because of skyrocketing costs of player salaries. A 24% rollback in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement seemed to remedy this issue, along with caps on individual contracts and finally, new rules for UFA and RFA status.

First, this contract needs to be analyzed and picked apart to show why it's a problem. To do so, a "debate" will be held to show why JvR never deserved it. This "debate" will be shown by li...

JVR Extended, Couturier to make Roster?

August 30, 2011

Mark Trible

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Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers inked forward James van Riemsdyk to a six year extension worth $25.5 million with an annual cap hit of $4.25 million. There are two trains of thought on the extension among those who follow the team. The first is that JVR has done little to prove that he should warrant such a contract and the risk of signing the deal doesn’t make sense for someone who would have been a restricted free agent after the season.

The other train of thought is that the Flyers did the right thing by locking down one of the players who they are hoping will be a cornerstone of their franchise. With the deal, they are hedg...

Out with the Old, In with Giroux

July 11, 2011

Matthew Brigidi

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The Philadelphia Flyers forever changed the face of their franchise on June 23rd by trading away the two cornerstones of their post-lockout organization, captain Mike Richards and leading goal scorer Jeff Carter. In the process of trading away the two young veterans, the organization opened up a spot for a more prospective future to emerge. Headlined by Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk, the new group brings with it a refreshing sense of excitement about the possibilities of the future. Packaged with that excitement is an undeniable anxiety about the amount of points going out the door with Carter and Richards. Now that Ville Leino has also left the team, it has become ...