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Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. | Arena: Wachovia Center (19,536) | GM: Paul Holmgren | Coach: Peter Laviolette | Stanley Cups: 2
Affiliate: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL), Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
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Season Preview
 
Wes Goldstein: Five Things to Watch

The Flyers have the offense, defense and potentially the goaltending, but they have been lacking an intangible ingredient. They set out to change that dynamic by bringing in a future Hall of Famer. Full Story

• Goldstein's Blog   • Tell Wes your opinion!
 
Expert Picks
No. Goldstein Brown Hurcomb Devonport
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Generation Next
James van Riemsdyk, LW, 20
Two years after being selected second overall, van Riemsdyk is ready to make the jump to the pro level. A creative playmaker who uses his size and soft hands well, van Riemsdyk is a prototypical power forward. He'll compete for a spot on the Flyers' third line during camp, but may need some time at the AHL level.
New Hampshire (HE) - 36GP-17G-23A-40PTS
In the System
No. Player, Pos., Age 2008-09 Team, Stats
1 Jonathan Kalinski, C, 22 Philadelphia (AHL); 46GP-10G-7A-17PTS
2 Michael Ratchuk, D, 21 Philadelphia (AHL); 77GP-5G-12A-17PTS
3 Oskars Bartulis, D, 22 Philadelphia (AHL); 80GP-2G-11A-13PTS
 
Olympic Impact
Players who may be selected to take part in the 2010 Winter Games:
Jeff Carter Simon Gagne
Chris Pronger Mike Richards
Kimmo Timonen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
 
The Flyers boast one of the Eastern Conference's toughest defenses now that Chris Pronger patrols the blue line. (Getty Images)
 
 
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2008-09 in Review
Record: 44-27-11 for 99 points
Finish: 5th in East, 3rd in Atlantic; Lost Conf. Quarterfinals
Goals/Game: 3.17 (5th) Goals Against/Game: 2.83 (16th)
Power Play: 22.5% (6th) Penalty Kill: 83.0% (6th)
 
Roster Projections
Line Combinations
# LW C RW
1 Simon Gagne Mike Richards Daniel Briere
2 Scott Hartnell Jeff Carter Claude Giroux
3 Daniel Carcillo Darroll Powe Andreas Nodl
4 Ian Laperriere Riley Cote Arron Asham
Defensive Pairings
# D D
1 Chris Pronger Matt Carle
2 Kimmo Timonen Braydon Coburn
3 Randy Jones Ryan Parent
Goaltending
# G
1 Ray Emery
2 Brian Boucher
Flyers Depth Chart
 
Poll
How many wins will Ray Emery record?
 
52%
30 to 39
 
 
24%
20 to 29
 
 
18%
40 or more
 
 
4%
10 to 19
 
 
2%
Less than 10
 
Total Votes: 338
  
View From the Stands
natedoggg9 says:
"[Claude Giroux] has something that very few players have, and it's hard to define. The puck seems to find his stick on its own. He's like Mike Richards, except with better hands. I'd like to see him get more of a chance on the power play, and who knows, he might be on the first line."
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