BREAKING: James Van Riemsdyk Will Officially be Traded by This Specific Date
Elliotte Friedman has published his 32-thoughts podcast of the week, and it includes several details about Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher and his trade deadline plans.
What we are aware of:
-Braun, Hayes, Provorov and 'Possibly' DeAngelo to be used as trade bait to acquire young players, who John Tortorella can develop (example used by Friedman; Owen Tippett).
-Fletcher has pulled out of a trade for a highly touted prospect Vitali Kravstov
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-Fletcher pulled out of a trade to send James Van Riemsdyk and his hefty cap hit to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Denis Gurianov....
Now that James Van Riemsdyk trade talks are picking up we are now aware that it is confirmed that James Van Riemsdyk will no longer be with the Philadelphia Flyers after weekend:
Elliotte Friedman on Flyers:
DeAngelo has had possible interest from Carolina in re-acquiring him, among others. The Hurricanes traded his rights for a 2nd, 3rd and 4th round pick. Chuck signed him to a 2 year, $10M deal the same day.
***JVR will move between now and Friday.
***JVR will move between now and Friday.
Teams have reportedly shifted their focus on James Van Riemsdyk after Timo Meier was traded from the San Jose Sharks, JVR is a more affordable option, but the Flyers will need to retain salary.
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| Desnoyers | 13 | 46.4 % |
| Other | 6 | 21.4 % |
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