Flyers

Snow the Goalie: JVR was Plan B

By Russ Joy

Published: Aug 2nd, 2018 · 6:45 AM EDT

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When the Flyers signed JVR back in July to a 5 year/$35 million deal, our Flyers beat writer Anthony SanFilippo and I were somewhat dumbfounded. Sure, JVR filled a need as a goal-scoring wing, but the length of the contract and the average annual value seemed to fly in the face of what Flyers GM Ron Hextall told us in our exclusive interview on Snow the Goalie. Well, after our last episode in which Anthony called out a former Flyers reporter and Insider for CSN Philly, a source from within the Flyers organization came forward with a bombshell: JVR wasn’t the Flyers #1 target. In fact, they made an offer to their top target and were stunned when he spurned them to sign elsewhere. The source also gave us some insight into how the organization currently views some of their top prospects from the past two drafts. For more, check out our newest episode of Snow the Goalie, “JVR was Plan B“.

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Audio after the jump:

A month removed from signing JVR, Anthony delivers some incredible exclusive inside information directly from a Flyers source concerning the team’s real #1 free agency target and how the organization feels about some of their top prospects. Anthony and Russ react to the news and how it impacts the upcoming season’s roster. Plus, the third edition of “Who’s That Flyer?”

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