{"id":32456,"date":"2018-07-02T22:10:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T02:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32456"},"modified":"2018-07-02T22:10:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T02:10:06","slug":"the-philly-sports-podcast-philadelphia-flyers-sign-james-van-riemsdyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/02\/the-philly-sports-podcast-philadelphia-flyers-sign-james-van-riemsdyk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philly Sports Podcast: Philadelphia Flyers Sign James van Riemsdyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanrija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James van Riemsdyk<\/a><\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyer<\/a> once again. The second overall selection in the 2007 NHL Draft, van Riemsdyk spent three seasons with the Flyers before being traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> (forget about that trade).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\">YWT #27- Welcome Home James van Riemsdyk<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/99s3f-946ccd?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Toronto, JVR blossomed, scoring 27 or more goals in four out of the last five seasons. Flyers general manager <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hextaro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hextall<\/a><\/strong> hopes that his return will deepen the Flyers forward corp, which featured such names as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/filppva01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valtteri Filppula<\/a><\/strong> (signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a>) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehtejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jori Lehtera<\/a><\/strong> (who remains on the roster\u00a0but figures to see a downgrade in playing time this season).<\/p>\n<p>JVR <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/01\/james-van-riemsdyk-signs\/\" target=\"_self\">signed a five year, $35 million contract<\/a> to return to the team that drafted him. He figures to play in the top six of a Flyers team that hopes to build upon last season, which included a ten-game losing streak in the regular season, before exiting in the first round to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s You Would Think features a lot of JVR talk, and what his return means to the organization. The boys also touch on some guy named Tavares signing in Toronto, the rest of NHL Free Agency madness, and a little bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> discussion.<\/p>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<p>Like You Would Think on Facebook @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow us on Twitter @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Follow Kyle Collington on Twitter @kcollington<br \/>\nFollow Mike Giletto on Twitter @mike_giletto<\/p>\n<p>Logo created by Ben Resnick (follow him on twitter @bennythejet55)<\/p>\n<p>Music courtesy of www.bensound.com<\/p>\n<p>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is available on Last Word on Sports, Podbean, iTunes, and Google Play.<\/p>\n<p><em>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is brought to you by Last Word On Sports. Kyle Collington is joined by Mike Giletto each and every week to give you the fire and passion for Philadelphia sports. Kyle and Mike are two lifelong Philly sports fans that are just talking about what they love.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James van Riemsdyk is a Philadelphia Flyer once again. The second overall selection in the 2007 NHL Draft, van Riemsdyk spent three seasons with the Flyers before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (forget about that trade). 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