Confirmed Signing with Link: [PHI] James van Riemsdyk signs with the Flyers (5 years, $7M AAV)

[bukwas]

Have to say, I'd have been well down my list of likely JVR destinations before i got to the Flyers.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

He had a limited skillset, but he did what he did extremely well. Great in close and a beast on the powerplay. Averaged 32 goals and 58 points over the last two seasons while playing very limited Ice-time. He priced himself out of Toronto (especially if the Leafs are gunning for Tavares), but if the flyers got him for reasonable term and price (say 6million x 5years) then he can be a very solid contributing piece to a contender.

I'm curious too see how many PP goals he scored without Marner feeding him slap passes on empty nets.

JVR is a great player no doubt, but he has to be heavily sheltered and you have to be aware of his skating limitations on any long term deal. I'd be wary of giving him anything past 5 years.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Did Holmgren get his job back?

This seems so un-Hextall-like.

 

[SI90]

Simmonds definitely getting traded?

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Coyotes are like, "We'd like to offer you a 2 year, $1.5M contract and ask that you pay rent for your locker. Times are tough."

 

[JurassicTunga]

Bucci Mane @Buccigross
James van Riemsdyk will sign a 5 year deal with @NHLFlyers. 7 million dollar cap number

 

[WadeRedden]

7x7

Yup. Tough to imagine he doesn't get at least what Evander Kane got from the Sharks.

 

[Pens x]

Thank god it isn't the Leafs. He gets anything more than 4 years Philly will regret it. And looks even worse if they let Simmonds walk.

Yea thank god you lost the fella that scored 1 less goal than that Tavares guy.

 

[LeafFever]

Laughably one-dimensional.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

i'm still a big fan of him, but i'm an even bigger fan of not committing to him long-term

 

[KingsHockey24]

5 years, 36M

 

[LeafFever]

Yea thank god you lost the fella that scored 1 less goal than that Tavares guy.

Overall play suddenly does not matter.

 

[TysonBarrie]

Maybe Simmonds is traded for a dman now?

Highly doubt it. At the draft, the Philly GM said he is not shopping Simmonds and will try and re-sign him. (Keep in mind he has one more year left)

 

[TheKingPin]

Well you have to look at it as JVR plus whatever the Simmonds return is now. Sign a 3C and trade for a Dman. Should be a good year!

 

[Rubi]

Bucci Mane @Buccigross
James van Riemsdyk will sign a 5 year deal with @NHLFlyers. 7 million dollar cap number

 

[IceBoxHockey]

"Leafs lost the Schenn trade"

-Incoming leaf haters

Maybe if you didn’t entice them you wouldn’t have a problem?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

5x7

 

[Winston Wolf]

The only way this makes sense is if Simmonds is traded. Having said that, JVR will probably age better than Simmonds and Simmonds should bring back a first and a decent prospect. No way they can have two one dimensional support wingers making $14-15M.

 

[Langdon Alger]

5 years, 36M

Is that the number or your prediction?

 

[Kamiccolo]

Omfg 7M AAV? LMFAO

 

[CycloneSweep]

The only way this makes sense is if Simmonds is traded. Having said that, JVR will probably age better than Simmonds and Simmonds should bring back a first and a decent prospect. No way they can have two one dimensional support wingers making $14-15M.

Don't you guys have tons of cap space?

 

[Tripod]

Doesn't really make sense to me. Philly should have spent it on a good defenceman.

What good Dman is available?

Enstrom? Orpik? Sbisa?

Like seriously, the D are awful. But maybe signing JVR fir free, frees up another player to be traded for a Dman.

Who knows.

 

[The Burdened]

I can very much live with 5 x 7.

 

[NoName]

7x7

7x7 is my guess.

Philly fans will say the same thing Toronto fans say. He is a great offensive players, but when hes not scoring he is extremely frustrating to watch.

Hopefully whoever is on his line helps to keep him from becoming too much of a passenger.

That is a lot of term and money for JVR. I like him and think he is a valuable specialist on a team but if that is what the Flyers offered him, I am glad the Leafs walked away.

 

[Pi]

That's the deal that scares me as JVR's agent will point to that. I am hoping somehow it's a better team deal....but I am not sure how that's possible.

JvR seemed like a really down to earth guy in his time with the Leafs. He’s played for Philly before and he may have taken less money for comfort, can’t expect him to give a huge discount but if the Flyers were tight to the cap, he may have sacrificed a bit.

I’m sure if he was money hungry he would have just gone to the Coyotes.