Van Riemsdyk Out Tonight
Rookie forward James van Riemsdyk will not play tonight due to concussion-like symptoms.
Van Riemsdyk Out Tonight
Rookie forward James van Riemsdyk will not be in the lineup tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a head injury he suffered in Tuesday’s home opener against Washington.
The Flyers have yet to call van Riemsdyk’s head injury a concussion but say that he passed all of his baseline tests on Wednesday at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees.
Van Riemsdyk said that he did not have any headaches or pains overnight on Tuesday and did exercise lightly on the stationary bike on Wednesday.
The Flyers were cautious to send van Riemsdyk back on the ice on Tuesday; he only skated two shifts after Milan Jurcina sent him crashing into the boards. Van Riemsdyk, who has 3 assists in his first 3 NHL games, said he “didn’t feel 100-percent right” and just wanted to “play it safe.”
It may be a smart move to keep the impressive rookie off the ice against Pittsburgh as the Penguins have one of the most physical defense corps in the league. It isn’t worth losing van Riemsdyk for the season with a lingering head problem … we all know how nasty those can be. Just ask Simon Gagne. Or Eric Lindros.
That means that both Riley Cote and Arron Asham will be in the lineup tonight, filling in for van Riemsdyk and Blair Betts – who will be out for at least four weeks with a separated right shoulder.
I will post the lines when I get them tonight at the Wachovia Center.
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just heard Orpik's family hi-fiving with the news of Coite being in the lineup.
What is with all the Cote bashing? I know he loses alot of fights but you have to admit they are entertaining. He is one of a few fighters who lets them fly every fight. I was watching a clip on the nhl network where they were asking players from other teams who there favorite fighter was......and Cote's name came up several times. And comeon...the guys gets base nhl pay and gets his head beat in 20 times a year. Cut him a break— milleb30
