Flyers Notebook: As expansion draft looms, van Riemsdyk optimistic about staying
For months there has been speculation the Flyers would expose forward James van Riemsdyk and his big contract to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. Van Riemsdyk, a native of Middletown, N.J., was tied for the team lead with 43 points and with 17 goals, trailing only Joel Farabee (20) and Sean Couturier (18). More importantly, JVR and Ivan Provorov were the only Flyers to play in all 56 games.