Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009, 1:51 PM | 12 comments |
 

Flyers trim 30 from roster, including Bell
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    Mark Bell, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound left winger, was released by the Flyers Monday. Bell, who has played in parts of seven NHL seasons, was in camp on a tryout contract.
   He had a pretty assist in Saturday's 5-4 loss in Toronto.

   Earlier in camp, Bell said he would not accept a two-way contract. That ruled out sending him to the AHL Adirondack Phantoms.
    “We didn’t see enough from Mark,” general manager Paul Holmgren said.
     It appears that former Ranger Blair Betts will land a spot on the Flyers’ roster.
     The Flyers trimmed their roster from 59 to 29 Monday by demoting several players to the Phantoms and releasing a handful of players.
    Jared Ross, Jon Kalinski and Andreas Nodl, three players who spent some time with the Flyers last year, were among the forwards sent to the Phantoms.
     The Flyers have 18 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies left in camp. They will likely carry 22 players on their roster when the season starts Oct. 2.
     The Flyers will host the Detroit Red Wings at the Wachovia Center Tuesday. Simon Gagne, who has been sidelined by hip and groin injuries, will make his preseason debut for the Flyers, and winger James van Riemsdyk will continue his quest for a roster spot.
 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 1:51 PM  Permalink | 12 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:21 PM, 09/21/2009
    They will likely carry 22 players. What is the roster limit?
    — P Even
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 09/21/2009
    Sam, would like to see an article on what roster spots are available and a synopsis of who is competing for them.
    — flyerdup
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:43 PM, 09/21/2009
    23 active man roster.
    — RckyMtnPhillyFan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:54 PM, 09/21/2009
    Forwards (11 of 14): Current Roster Holders (Richards, Carter, Gagne, Brierre, Giroux, Hartnell, LaPerrier, Carcillo, Powe, Cote, Asham) Defensemen (7 of 7) : Current Roster Holders (Pronger, Timonen, Coburn, Parent, Jones, Carle, Tollefsen) Goaltenders(2 of 2) : Current Roster Holders (Emory, Boucher) As I see it, there are 3 forward spots available if you assume Cote, Asham, Carcillo, Powe, LaPerrier are making the squad. The defense is full, and goalies are set.
    — RckyMtnPhillyFan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:03 PM, 09/21/2009
    Can you list the 18 forwards and 8 d-men? Thx
    — Brauny
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:26 PM, 09/21/2009
    I was pulling for Mark Bell to make the team to complete the comeback for what he has gone through, but then again he shot himself in the foot with the comments he made. Better luck next time.
    — cote32
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:42 PM, 09/21/2009
    im from phila
    — jrome7004
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:42 PM, 09/21/2009
    im from phila
    — jrome7004
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:42 PM, 09/21/2009
    im from phila
    — jrome7004
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:45 PM, 09/21/2009
    Go Flyers- From Jax Beach!!!
    — jrome7004
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:28 PM, 09/21/2009
    Jax Beach? Swing by Pete's and tell 'wm DK said "Hey!"
    — dksurf
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About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi is in his fourth year as the Flyers' beat reporter. He became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat.

Carchidi has written three books _ the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He also contributed to a 1993 Inquirer book on the Phillies.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah with his wife, JoAnn, and their two children, Sara and Sammy.

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