Injury Report: Oct. 23: JVR close to skating (out 5-to-6 weeks, Oct. 8); Neuvirth could rejoin Flyers Oct. 25

[StumbleBum7]

Flyers luck continues... ouch

OTF: van Riemsdyk Injury Update

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VOORHEES, N.J. — Two games into the regular season and the Flyers have already taken a blow.
James van Riemsdyk, the biggest free-agent signing of the Ron Hextall era, will miss approximately five to six weeks with a lower-body injury suffered in last Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche.

A five-week absence would have the left winger out until at least Nov. 10, a span of 14 games.
At Monday's practice, Jordan Weal skated with Wayne Simmonds and rookie center Mikhail Vorobyev, which will likely be the first look head coach Dave Hakstol uses for the new third line. Weal was a healthy scratch over the first two regular-season games.​

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelp...riemsdyk-out-5-6-weeks-with-lower-body-injury

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[FlyersMania2]

JVR was a bad idea anyway. I hate when we go get ghosts of Flyers past as though there aren't other talents out there. Like going back to an ex girlfriend...there's a reason it didn't work out in the first place.

I realize his injury isn't his fault. Just wasn't happy about us signing him back to begin with so I am complaining.

 

[flyersfan187]

This will hurt. I guess this means Raffl will move up and Weal will come in the fourth line?

 

[BringBackHakstol]

JVR was a bad idea anyway. I hate when we go get ghosts of Flyers past as though there aren't other talents out there. Like going back to an ex girlfriend...there's a reason it didn't work out in the first place.

I realize his injury isn't his fault. Just wasn't happy about us signing him back to begin with so I am complaining.

He was basically the best fit for the team this off season so eliminating him as an option just because he played here already wouldn't really be smart

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Well that truly sucks.

 

[Embiid]

Fire Hakstol! Didn't time his shift right...could have avoided injury. But seriously....JVR has bad karma...

 

[Curufinwe]

Good thing they kept Weal or it'd be Weise playing the next ~15 games.

 

[Alex91]

This will hurt. I guess this means Raffl will move up and Weal will come in the fourth line?

Weal to 3LW. Having a play maker there might be a good thing, plus it keeps are 4th line decent

 

[StumbleBum7]

I was excited to have JVR back at least like another poster said I thought he was the best fit out there for this team. Hopefully they can stay relatively healthy this season other than this early obstacle.

 

[Curufinwe]

MacDonald was supposed to be out 6 weeks with a LBI and came back in less than half that.

Hopefully there is another case of Hextall adding extra weeks to an injury timetable just to be safe.

 

[Chinatown88]

FeelsBadMan

 

[Striiker]

JVR was a bad idea anyway. I hate when we go get ghosts of Flyers past as though there aren't other talents out there. Like going back to an ex girlfriend...there's a reason it didn't work out in the first place.

I realize his injury isn't his fault. Just wasn't happy about us signing him back to begin with so I am complaining.

This makes no sense.

He was the best option available to us. It doesnt matter if hes been here before.

 

[Rich Nixon]

MacDonald was supposed to be out 6 weeks with a LBI and came back in less than half that.

so what you're saying is JVR's looking at 10-12 weeks, in reality.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'll take the blame.

I had JVR's road blouse pre-ordered that he was wearing. So obviously makes sense that he's now going to miss 75% of the time they're wearing this set.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

JVR was a bad idea anyway. I hate when we go get ghosts of Flyers past as though there aren't other talents out there. Like going back to an ex girlfriend...there's a reason it didn't work out in the first place.

I realize his injury isn't his fault. Just wasn't happy about us signing him back to begin with so I am complaining.

what

 

[orangey]

I wonder what it is. Don't usually miss time from a puck to the inside of the knee so I guess it chipped/fractured a bone?

 

[Philly Fanatik]

One player's pain is another player's gain!...Simmonds should get plenty of PP time

 

[Curufinwe]

I guess they will put JVR on IR, when Neuvirth or Lyon is ready to be activated.

 

[Adtar02]

Probably a broken bone based of blocking a shot and time table

 

[Flyerfan4life]

soon as we signed him to that contract i expected he'd go out injured in no time..


about right....

 

[Cody Webster]

Good thing they kept Weal or it'd be Weise playing the next ~15 games.

It'll be Weise anyway

 

[trostol]

didn't he have injury issues the first go around with us?

 

[bobbythebrain]

Gritty will nurse him back to health quickly

 

[runkle]

Gritty is melting down at the aquarium as we speak

 

[Alex K]

Do you hear the footsteps?