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We occasionally give him the business for his wicked wristers from the blue line and sometimes hesitant physical play, but there’s no denying that at only 20 years old James van Riemsdyk is turning into one of the Flyers most prized possessions. JVR currently sits at 7th in scoring behind Claude Giroux and a gaggle of guys that make over $4M a year. By the time his contract renegotiation comes up who knows what we’re going to have to give him. But only thinking as far as the end of the season, the kid who can’t even legally buy beer stands to score over 40 points, and if he gets hot could be the first Flyers rookie to score 20 goals since Simon Gagne in 1999-2000. While his progression has been slow he’s come a long way from high school. After surprising his friends by simply making the varsity squad his Freshman year Riemer notched 36 goals and 24 assists as a 15 year old sophomore. Not so coincidently he helped his club team make their way to the USA Hockey National Championships that season and earned himself and invite to the National Development Program tryouts the following summer

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