Jones clears waivers; Flyers trim more
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Jones clears waivers; Flyers trim more
Defenseman Randy Jones cleared waivers today at noon but the Flyers have not yet made up their mind on what to do with the 28-year-old defenseman. Jones can now be sent to the Phantoms or remain with the team as a $2.75 million cap hit.
"Well, [sending Jones to the Phantoms] is a possibility," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "But we haven't decided that yet.
"He could still be on our roster, too. We have a number of options putting him on waivers. Now that he is cleared gives us a different option."
Jones was placed on waivers Saturday, likely to free salary cap room so that James van Riemsdyk, Mika Pyorala, Danny Syvret and Blair Betts - who all still remain in training camp - can fit under the $56.8 million hard cap.
The Flyers did trim their roster by four on Monday, sending forwards Lukas Kaspar, Jason Ward, Patrick Maroon, and David Laliberte to Adirondack after practice.
As it stands, the Flyers have 25 players remaining in camp, including Jones and goalie Johan Backlund, who was just recalled from the Phantoms on Sunday to replace injured Brian Boucher.
The Flyers officially need to have their roster at 23 by Wednesday at 3 p.m. Holmgren said that he would speak to Blair Betts' agent late Monday night to continue negotiations on a contract. Betts is still riding the tryout contract he signed before training camp.
To find out who has the inside track to the Flyers' sixth defensive spot and who Mika Pyorala might be playing with on Tuesday night, pick up a copy of Tuesday's Daily News.
Chickenfoot. It's now broken and he is healing again. It can die now.— mikebacon- its not Hockey season unless the Forsberg-to-the-flyers are flying again— DanGlesack
- What is Blair Betts waiting for?— 88etrain
- P Even: Boucher will go on the injured list, which means he won't count as one of the 23. Not the long term IR, but the regular IR. Means his cap hit will count.— JSaq
- Crazies? You mean, like all the reports that are out there that the Flyers are one of the teams he will go to? Could happen. If he's really healthy, he's better than Lupul, Knuble and Upshall combined, c'mon. No more missing points in the lineup. And helps the faceoff issues. Can be done with a one mil base with attainable incentives after clearing a roster spot via a demotion. He wont be a distraction because he's not the focal point of the team anymore. Crazy talk indeed.— mikebacon
- Jones is one of the 2 to get to 23. Who is the other? Eventually Backlund, but who for now?— P Even
- Jones wasn't worth his cap hit, I agree. He was also outplayed by Syvret and Tollefsen, I understand why he was gone, completely. But so many people here make Jones out to suck and the fact is, he doesn't. The guy played on one leg last year, and showed promise the year before. I suspect his hip will never be 100% where it was, though.— JSaq
- JSaq- do you really not understand that this is about his cap hit? If Jones were making what OKT and Syvret are, he would still be on this team. You can't justify an even healthy Jones making what he does— duffers
- JVR has no game. No positioning and no game. He needs playing time and i only see pp. He will be a minus force in weeks. + - stats will tell. Real quick. Let him get minutes in Glens Falls.— LaCroix,Nolet,Gendron
- Jones is a decent player but not worth his salary in the tight NHL salary cap...trade him for a few future draft picks.— RickVaughn
- Jones was an OK third pair guy. Syvret and Tollefsen are no locks to be better than him. Tollefsen also has a long history of injuries.— JSaq
- Is it possible that Forsberg was putting his right foot in his left skate?— jvile
- this team will be awesome defensively but will struggle to score goals...watch you'll see..— canada51stSTATE
- Happy to see Jones gone. JSaq, I don't know what team you were watching, but Jones was mediocre at best and was often a defensive liability. It's nice to see the Crazies have come out and started spouting ridiculous "Forsberg-to-the-Flyers" rumors again. It's entertaining.— DrM
- I will officially pass gas to mark the start of the Flyers season.— neddyflanders
- does Jones use "soul glow" in his hair?— mattk
off topic. it is very refreshing having flyers fans' posts to read. every idiot and their mother are polluting the eagles and phillies boards with their gloom and doom attitudes. great to see JVR make the team without reservation. where does he rank amoung this year's rookie class? Taveres and Hedman will be the front runners for ROY, but JVR might br in the forefront of everyone's mind a month or two in. I think it will be interesting to see how he measures up against those guys, as the biggest complaint against him was the possiblity of stunted growth in college. go flyers.
Comment removed.- Better, maybe not, but cheaper and no worse. I am excited for Syvret.— cesegal
- They still need to create a roster spot for Forsberg.— mikebacon
- Parent and Tollefsen isn't better than Parent and Jones, especially if Jones is healthy. Tollefsen will be the 7th defenseman by November, with Syvret as 6th.— JSaq
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- The best defense in the NHL just got better by subtraction.— mikegdj
- Good news on all fronts. Jones gone and VanRiemsdyk pretty much a lock to make the team. Jones was a weak spot and now we can have a third D pair of Parent and Tollefson. I like how that sounds— Crosbysucks
- You can shake a mediocre defenseman tree and 50 Randy Jones's will fall out.— tbone00
- Enjoy the mountain air, Jonesy— JSaq
