It has been real JVR

The Flyers have traded forward James vanRiemsdyk for Luke Schenn of Toronto. James was the 2nd overall pick in the 2007 draft. He had spent 3 seasons with the Flyers.

JVR had been the talk of possible trades with Columbus and Anaheim. Names included in those deals were Rick Nash and Bobby Ryan. Neither of those deals panned out.
 There is the possibility that JVR will be a star at some point, but Luke Schenn is only 22 and has the potential to be a top defenseman in the league.

This trade will also bring Luke to play with his brother Brayden.

 I leave you with these. A picture of James and Snoop and one of my favorite goals scored by him.

UPDATE: Goodbye Sergei Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky, "The goalie of the future", Bob, whatever you want to call him, has been moved to Columbus for the 45th overall pick and two additional picks. His future in Philadelphia look bright until the Flyers signed goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.

They got a great return for him after an impressive rookie season and a not so nice sophomore year.

Bob, like Bryz, was a victim of the teams bad defense. Bob wants to start somewhere and didn't have that chance in Philly. Hopefully he gets that chance in Columbus.

So, I leave you with this as I say goodbye to Bob. Enjoy Columbus buddy.

                                          By Eric Hartline, US Presswire




UPDATE: The Flyers have also acquired the 117th pick this year and a 4th round pick next year.

UPDATE: Bobrovsky on the move!

Daren Dreger is reporting Sergei Bobrovksky to Columbus for draft picks. This may just be the start of the madness. More details to follow.

UPDATE: The 45th overall pick is included in the deal. 2 other picks are involved.

Now is the time for Weber

A week ago I would've never agreed with the Flyers going after Weber, but now looks like a great time.

Timonen, their best defenseman, only has two years left on his contract. Once Timonen is gone they will have a few options. Bourdon, Gus, or a free agent. Weber isn't the same type of defenseman as Timonen, but he would fill the large void left by Timonen's exit. He is the captain of Nashville and has leadership qualities that will be missed when Timonen is gone. Weber will also take big minutes off of other defenseman.

The most hated Flyer is next. Matt Carle. Remember how well he played with Pronger? Weber will have the same effect on Carle. Weber has that effect on Suter.

Weber will give the Flyers the big shot from the point on the powerplay that they have been lacking in Pronger's absence. Kubina was acquired last year to try and fix that, but things never panned out too well with him. Weber is also very defensively solid.

The Flyers have the perfect chance to acquire the defenseman they have been missing since Pronger has been hurt. You won't have this chance every year, and they need to capitalize on it while they can. If Nashville matches their offer they at least tried. 

                                                                                                      Mark Humphrey, AP