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.
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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.
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