02-17-2009, 06:57 PM
Good stuff, Jimmie! I was going to send you a PM asking about your weekend, but wanted to give you time to unwind.
When I watched VanRiemsdyk in WJHC's, I got the same impression that you got this past weekend. He's BIG, so when he's skating at full speed and thowing the body around, he looks like a monster. However, if he becomes complacent, it looks much worse than someone of average size.
There is a stipulation that states he can play for Philadelphia, but only AFTER his UNH season (or post-season) has ended. I'm not 100% certain, and perhaps Buffalo Bill can back me up on this, but pretty sure he can ONLY be pulled up to the FLYERS, and not the Phantoms (ala, Ryan Potulny in 2006). Right now, I don't know where he fits in on that roster, but trade deadline is two weeks from tomorrow (hmmmm...?). Even if the Flyers didn't make any moves at trade deadline, I could see VanRiemsdyk taking Riley Cote's spot in the post season.
You might be right, Jimmie..... perhaps he's bored? UNH as a team isn't exactly setting the world on fire at the moment.
When I watched VanRiemsdyk in WJHC's, I got the same impression that you got this past weekend. He's BIG, so when he's skating at full speed and thowing the body around, he looks like a monster. However, if he becomes complacent, it looks much worse than someone of average size.
There is a stipulation that states he can play for Philadelphia, but only AFTER his UNH season (or post-season) has ended. I'm not 100% certain, and perhaps Buffalo Bill can back me up on this, but pretty sure he can ONLY be pulled up to the FLYERS, and not the Phantoms (ala, Ryan Potulny in 2006). Right now, I don't know where he fits in on that roster, but trade deadline is two weeks from tomorrow (hmmmm...?). Even if the Flyers didn't make any moves at trade deadline, I could see VanRiemsdyk taking Riley Cote's spot in the post season.
You might be right, Jimmie..... perhaps he's bored? UNH as a team isn't exactly setting the world on fire at the moment.