With aquisition of Jaroslav Modry from the Kings yesterday, the Flyers became a little stacked on defense. The odd man out was Jim Vandermeer, who the Flyers have traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a draft pick.
At first I was excited to see Vandermeer return to Philadelphia. During is first stint he seemed like a good, hard hitting, stay at home defenseman. However this time around he was Captain Turnover. His decision to try and pick a fight with Josh Gorges of Montreal on Sunday, while admirable because it was in defense of a teammate, was stupid because it was not the right time to do so. He was taken out of the play which resulted in a Montreal goal. I was hoping for better things from Vandermeer.
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[...] favor of another, usually underperforming, defenseman. First it was Jim Vandermeer, everyone knows my opinion of him. Now it’s Jaroslav Modry. Any forward with speed is able to turn this guy inside out and blow [...]