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Flash back to the NHL trading deadline of the 2008-2009 season. The Pittsburgh Penguins, a team full of talent but lacking a veteran presence and a scoring winger for Sidney Crosby, acquired Billy Guerin for nothing more than a conditional draft pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup that year.  As a result, the Penguins re-signed Guerin for the 2009-2010 season, during which he scored 21 goals and 45 points at the age of 39.

By signing Billy Guerin to a tryout contract, the Flyers are making a low-risk, high-reward move. Guerin has 20 years of NHL experience and can only help a young Flyers' locker room. Although Richards, Carter, and Giroux are far from rookies at this point in their careers, they are still young players who will continue to develop into the team leaders they were projected to be when drafted. Billy Guerin can only help that process.

While Guerin's contract stipulates that he can leave Flyers' camp at any point to sign with another team, I would be surprised if the Flyers don't sign him to a one-year deal if he performs well in the coming weeks. In addition, Guerin would be the big-bodied scoring winger that the Flyers have not had since the loss of Mike Knuble.

The only problem for the Flyers is roster space – there simply is limited room to fit Guerin under the salary cap. This makes fans further question the signing of Jody Shelley. While Shelley could certainly exceed expectations, many would agree that the $1.1 mil. per year would be better spent on a player like Guerin.