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

[Jozay]

As long as his hands stay sharp, his game should age well. Just plant him in front of the net on the powerplays and let him work.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Langdon Alger]

Smart to make it five years instead of 6-7.

 

[Schennanigans]

Good luck to him in philly.

 

[Peasy]

7m for someone that was completely sheltered last year and did the majority of his work on the pp lol... Yikes.

 

[justafan22]

7 million isn't great for years 4-5 of this deal.

But for the first 2-3 years it's fine. Not a steal, but not awful.

 

[TysonBarrie]

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.

Didn't mean in Free Agency, just could of used the cap space for a defenceman. But maybe Hagg/Sanheim/Morin help them out.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

The guy popped in 36 and led Leafs in goals. I hate Toronto but how do you not respect that.? My only problem would be how long that lasts at his age.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Don't you guys have tons of cap space?

Yes, but long term, having both Simmonds and JVR makes absolutely no sense. You can get away overpaying for one winger like JVR/Simmonds, but not two. Provorov, Konecny, Patrick, and a few others won't be cheap forever.

 

[brokenwolf88]

I always liked him and I'm glad to see him cash in. Good luck Philly.

 

[dubey]

I liked him at $4MM or whatever he was making

 

[MardyBum]

7m for someone that was completely sheltered last year and did the majority of his work on the pp lol... Yikes.

6th on the Leafs in 5v5 points, 2nd in 5v5 goals, 4th in 5v5 P/60. Call him sheltered, don't call him a PP specialist.

 

[johnnybbadd]

I don’t think that JVR has a case of getting what Coutoure got so I see 6.5-7. 5-6 years

 

[Warden of the North]

I think he scores 30 the next two years and 20 two years after that. Hes never been a speedy player, so there shouldnt be a worry about that going away.

 

[Pi]

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

This was Dubas’ first UFA test. I like JvR but did not want him back at all. We can get 30-36 goals from Johnsson and Kapanen combined. 2 birds, one stone. No more Martin in lineup, Johnsson and Kapanen get a chance in the top nine permanently and Brown isn’t stuck on the fourth line.

 

[Semantics]

Glad he got his payday, really glad it wasn't with the Leafs! Good luck, JVR! I hope for the sanity of Flyers fans he commits more to playing defense now that he's got his contract.

 

[AcerComputer]

Great while it lasted but there are other players in the system that can take his spot for less money.

 

[naruto]

Will miss jvrs tips and front of the net play. Will not miss his laziness and poor 2way play.

Also he needs to thank Marner for running that pp and allowing him to bag so many goals.

7m is kinda high for him.... Good luck philly!

 

[NoName]

7 million is a big cap hit, probably more than JVR is worth. Still, Flyers are probably eating a higher AAV in order to reduce the total years (5 years is very OK considering he is 29)... and when aren't good-but-not-elite FAs overpaid? Time will tell whether this turns out OK for Philly or not.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Very happy with only 5 years. In free agency you either overpay in years or $. Flyers have a lot of cap space finally so I’m fine with the money.

 

[FlyTimmo]

It will be interesting to see if he has a NMC. He'd be a decent guy to leave available.

 

[Garbs]

Seems reasonable to me.

 

[Matt24]

At least it’s not 6 or 7 years. Horrendous backchecker, but elite in front of the net.

 

[Tripod]

Giroux Couts Konecny
JVR Patrick Voracek
Lindblom Frost Simmonds

Hypothetical of course.

I would not be surprised if Simmonds is moved now and JVR just takes his PP spot.

 

[Whaleafs]

I was kind of hoping he'd go to Dallas so that damn mouth guard would match for once