The price of trading James van Riemsdyk is IMMENSE

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, if the Philadelphia Flyers want to trade James van Riemsdyk's, the surplus they would have to give to other teams is a first-round pick in 2023.

So it would look like this:

To "fictional team": James van Riemsdyk and 2023 first round pick
To Philadelphia: Future considerations

It's understandable why Chuck Fletcher wouldn't want to pay that amount to move his 33-year-old winger's big contract, which earns $7M through 2022-2023.

Last season, van Riemsdyk had 38 points in 82 games with Philadelphia.

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