Van Riemsdyk to miss 5-6 weeks with lower-body injury
Icon Sportswire / Getty
The Philadelphia Flyers will be without marquee free-agent signing James van Riemsdyk for five-to-six weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in Saturday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche, general manager Ron Hextall announced.
Van Riemsdyk took a puck off the leg in the first period and was unable to return.
After posting a career-high 36 goals with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, the Flyers inked van Riemsdyk to a five-year, $35-million contract on July 1.
HEADLINES
- Bedard out until at least early January with upper-body injury
- Sabres fire Kevyn Adams, promote Kekalainen to GM
- Hughes 'extremely open-minded' to staying with Wild long term
- Trade grades: Wild instantly become Cup contenders, Canucks score quantity
- Sharks place Smith, Kurashev on IR after their collision into boards
Advertisement