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Flyers select James van Riemsdyk

With the 2nd overall pick the Flyers select……….James van Riemsdyk. Reemer, as his boys refer to him, was the 3rd overall rated prospect in the final North American skater rankings.

Reemer stands 6′3″ 200 pounds and GM Paul Holmgren compared his skills to John Leclair while doing an interview post-selection. He’s also a local boy, […]

Flyers get jobbed

The Flyers had a 48.2% chance of getting the 1st overall pick in the NHL entry draft. The Chicago Blackhawks had an 8% chance. Of course, 8 percent won out today.
So, the Flyboys will select #2 come June 22.
The season is over, and the Flyers continue to lose.
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Couple Notes:

Adam Pacman Jones has […]

Around the Papers

About 3 hours after I wrote that Jon Lieber shouldn’t get his knickers in a twist about the bullpen demotion, he getting promoted back to the starting rotation. Freddy Garcia has a tight right biceps it seems, and it doesn’t sound good.
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Todd Fedoruk got knocked the f out last night. Twenty-one seconds […]

He’s no Bob Clarke

Let’s give it up for Paul Holmgren. The guy did a fabulous job dumping some old, expensive players to get younger and faster. So far so good.

Flyers/Sixers roster breakdown

We all agree that this year’s Flyers and Sixers seasons got flushed down the toilet several months ago, but it is only fair that we point out that both teams have gotten better as the season has gone on. Of course they really couldn’t have been any worse than they were early in the […]

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