James van Riemsdyk, the Flyers’ biggest and most valuable short-term rental chip at the trade deadline, isn’t going anywhere.
General manager Chuck Fletcher and the Flyers did not move the 33-year-old veteran winger by the 3 p.m. deadline, so he will finish out the remainder of his contract in Philadelphia until he becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason.less than an hour before the deadline that van Riemsdyk was headed to the Detroit Red Wings, but a source told The Inquirer that the deal wasn’t wasn’t finalized. Ultimately, it fell through.
This season, van Riemsdyk has been a fixture in the Flyers’ top six and at the net front on the power play. He ranks ninth on the team in scoring with 23 points in 41 games. But lately, van Riemsdyk’s scoring has gone cold — he has registered only a goal and an assist in his last 12 games. He also missed 20 games from Oct. 27-Dec. 5 due to an injury to his left index finger that required surgery.Van Riemsdyk, who hails from Middletown, New Jersey, has played 507 games in a Flyers uniform.
Over the last five seasons, van Riemsdyk has played 311 games, posting 96 goals and 96 assists. In the 2020-21 season, van Riemsdyk ranked first on the team in points , third in goals and third in assists . Last season, he led the team in goals with 24. Overall, van Riemsdyk ranks 24th in franchise goals , 22nd in power-play goals , 34th in scoring , and 36th in games played in eight seasons with the Flyers. He played his 900th career game this season on Jan. 9 against the Buffalo Sabres.
While Fletcher did not move van Riemsdyk, he made three other trades leading up to the deadline. Late Sunday night, he traded 2017 second-round pick Isaac Ratcliffe to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations. Ratcliffe, 24, played 10 games for the Flyers last season .and a 2024 fifth-round pick. He also traded center Patrick Brown to the Ottawa Senators for a 2023 sixth-round pick.
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