Report: Flyers, van Riemsdyk expected to reach deal
The Philadelphia Flyers are getting a familiar face back in the fold, as unrestricted free-agent forward James van Riemsdyk is expected to sign a deal to return to the City of Brotherly Love after six seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to Frank Seravalli of TSN.
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Van Riemsdyk is coming off a stellar season for Toronto in which he tallied a career-high 36 goals, including 11 on the man advantage. He also added 18 assists.
JVR had been drawing serious attention from a number of teams in search of forward help, including the Arizona Coyotes, but he returns to the team that drafted him second overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
The American-born winger will slot nicely into a top-six forward group that already boasts the likes of Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, Jakub Voracek, and Wayne Simmonds.
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