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Player-by-player post-mortem of the Flyers roster

With another season now surprisingly in the books, the Flyers look to regroup during what will be a long summer.

The Flyers' season came to a disappointing end after four straight losses to the Devils. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
The Flyers' season came to a disappointing end after four straight losses to the Devils. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)Read more

With another season now surprisingly in the books, the Flyers look to regroup during what will be a long summer.

Here's a player-by-player look at the season in review, with a glimpse at what lies ahead. Players are listed in compensation order:

Forwards

DANNY BRIERE

Age: 34

Stats: 70 GP, 16 G, 33 A, 49 P

Status: 3 years left on 8-year,

$52 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $7 million

Grade: B

Skinny: Quiet season, consistently earns his bucks in the playoffs.

SCOTT HARTNELL

Age: 30

Stats: 82 GP, 37 G, 30 A, 67 P

Status: 1 year left on 6-year,

$25.2 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $4.2 million

Grade: A

Skinny: Career year on the Flyers' top line

CLAUDE GIROUX

Age: 24

Stats: 78 GP, 28 G, 65 A, 93 P

Status: 2 years left on 3-year, $11.25 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $2.75 million

Grade: A+

Skinny: Solidified himself as Flyers' leader and a top player in NHL.

JAROMIR JAGR

Age: 40

Stats: 73 GP, 19 G, 35 A, 54 P

Status: Unrestricted free agent

Salary (2011-12): $3.3 million

Grade: B+

Skinny: Still has the hands, but lost a step in playoffs.

BRAYDEN SCHENN

Age: 20

Stats: 54 GP, 12 G, 6 A, 18 P

Status: 2 years left on 3-year, $9.33 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.69 million

Grade: C+

Skinny: Injury-riddled season; shows promise.

JAKE VORACEK

Age: 22

Stats: 78 GP, 18 G, 31 A, 49 P

Status: Restricted free agent

Salary (2011-12): $2.25 million

Grade: B+

Skinny: After career year out of Columbus, due a decent raise.

MAXIME TALBOT

Age: 28

Stats: 81 GP, 19 G, 15 A, 34 P

Status: 4 years left on 5-year, $8.75 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $2.25 million

Grade: A

Skinny: Provided grit, unexpected offensive punch.

WAYNE SIMMONDS

Age: 23

Stats: 82 GP, 28 G, 21 A, 49 P

Status: 1 year left on 2-year, $3.5 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.5 million

Grade: B+

Skinny: Also a career-year, but too quiet in the playoffs.

JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK

Age: 23

Stats: 43 GP, 11 G, 13 A, 24 P

Status: Begins 6-year, $25.5 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.654 million

Grade: F

Skinny: Complete disaster of a injury-riddled season; plenty of room to surprise.

SEAN COUTURIER

Age: 19

Stats: 77 GP, 13 G, 14 A, 27 P

Status: 2 years left on 3-year, $4.125 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.375 million

Grade: A

Skinny: Huge jump from junior, lots of upside offensively.

JODY SHELLEY

Age: 36

Stats: 30 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P

Status: 1 year left on 3-year, $3.3 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.2 million

Grade: B

Skinny: Handled role well; positive team guy despite career-low games.

MATT READ

Age: 25

Stats: 79 GP, 24 G, 23 A, 47 P

Status: 2 years left on 3-year, $2.7 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $900,000

Grade: A

Skinny: Silenced in playoffs; streaky player in regular season.

ERIC WELLWOOD

Age: 22

Stats: 24 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 14 P

Status: 1 year left on 3-year, $1.74 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $580,000

Grade: B+

Skinny: Surprised in postseason, played role exceptionally well with speed.

ZAC RINALDO

Age: 21

Stats: 66 GP, 2 G, 7 A, 9 P

Status: 1 year left on 3-year, $1.632 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $544,444

Grade: B+

Skinny: Carved out full-time role as scrapper.

Defense

KIMMO TIMONEN

Age: 37

Stats: 76 GP, 4 G, 39 A, 43 P

Status: 1 year left on 6-year, $38 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $5 million

Grade: C+

Skinny: Slowed considerably, clearly injured. How much is left in the tank?

CHRIS PRONGER

Age: 37

Stats: 13 GP, 1 G, 11 A, 12 P

Status: 5 years left on 7-year, $34.5 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $7.6 million

Grade: I

Skinny: Great player, tough to say whether he will ever play again with concussion-like symptoms.

ANDREJ MESZAROS

Age: 26

Stats: 62 GP, 7 G, 18 A, 25 P

Status: 2 years left on 6-year, $24 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $4 million

Grade: C+

Skinny: Tough, injury-filled year, but can come back stronger.

PAVEL KUBINA

Age: 35

Stats: 17 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 4 P

Status: Unrestricted free agent

Salary (2011-12): $3.5 million

Grade: I

Skinny: Healthy scratch in the playoffs after deadline acquisition; unlikely to return.

MATT CARLE

Age: 27

Stats: 82 GP, 4 G, 34 A, 38 P

Status: Unrestricted free agent

Salary (2011-12): $3.8 million

Grade: B+

Skinny: Steady on defense, despite penchant for turnovers; will earn big payday.

BRAYDON COBURN

Age: 27

Stats: 81 GP, 4 G, 20 A, 24 P

Status: Begins 4-year, $18 million extension

Salary (2011-12): $3.4 million

Grade: A

Skinny: Made huge strides in every category, though still lacks complete confidence.

NICK GROSSMANN

Age: 27

Stats: 22 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 P

Status: Begins 4-year, $14 million extension

Salary (2011-12): $1.75 million

Grade: B

Skinny: Spent much of his tenure in Philadelphia hurt; still developing and young.

ANDREAS LILJA

Age: 36

Stats: 46 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 P

Status: 1 year left on 2-year, $1.475 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $775,000

Grade: C+

Skinny: Shaky at times; decent veteran influence.

MARC-ANDRE BOURDON

Age: 22

Stats: 45 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 P

Status: Restricted free agent

Salary (2011-12): $875,000

Grade: B

Skinny: Unexpected call-up; could very well earn a spot in camp.

ERIK GUSTAFSSON

Age: 23

Stats: 30 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 P

Status: 1 year left on 3-year, $2.7 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $900,000

Grade: B

Skinny: Clearly has speed; working on puck control skills in pressure situations.

Goaltenders

ILYA BRYZGALOV

Age: 31

Stats: 59 GP, 2.48 GAA, .909 save percentage

Status: 8 years left on 9-year, $51 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $10 million

Grade: C+

Skinny: Great at times, brutal at other; perhaps he needed a year to adjust.

SERGEI BOBROVSKY

Age: 23

Stats: 29 GP, 3.02 GAA, .899 save percentage

Status: 1 year left on 3-year, $5.25 million deal

Salary (2011-12): $1.75 million

Grade: C+

Skinny: Tough year with limited playing time; didn't do much to inspire confidence.

Other expiring contracts: Ian Laperriere, Blair Betts and Michael Leighton.

Salary source: Capgeek.com.

Contact Frank Seravalli at seravaf@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter @DNFlyers. Read his blog, Frequent Flyers, at www.philly.com/frequentflyers.