The Flyers currently do not have an enforcer on their roster. I literally do not remember the last time this was true, but it is right this second.
Jay Rosehill, Chris VandeVelde and Rob Zepp were all waived on Friday with the purpose of being sent to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. It’s the final day of cuts and the Flyers have their roster.
But hold your horses: this doesn’t mean that the Flyers will not have an enforcer on the roster, necessarily. It could just be salary cap maneuvering, and probably is.
Rosehill could be waived, sent down, then Kimmo goes on LTIR and he gets recalled again. Best way to utilize Kimmo’s LTIR space:
— Kevin Christmann (@KevinXmann) October 3, 2014
They can then put Kimmo on LTIR later and use his full 2 million.
— Kevin Christmann (@KevinXmann) October 3, 2014
Good job by Flyers. With this roster and Pronger and White on LTIR, they are only missing out on a minuscule 55k of their LTIR.
— Kevin Christmann (@KevinXmann) October 3, 2014
With these moves the Flyers have 25 players on their roster, including Chris Pronger, Kimmo Timonen and Ryan White, who are all injured and will at some point be placed on long term injured reserve. So that’s 22 actual players who can play the game, leading us to believe that Rosehill (or somebody) will be called back up sooner than later. What Kevin’s outlined above there makes a lot of sense.
Here’s what the roster looks like right now. Players in blue have been sent to juniors, players in red are injured, players in orange are on the Flyers.
| No. | 36 forwards | Acquired… | Ht. | Wt. | Pos | Birthdate | 2013-14 Team | League |
| 42 | Akeson, Jason | Free Agent 2011 | 5’10” | 190 | R | 6/3/1990 | Phantoms / FLYERS | AHL / NHL |
| 64 | Alderson, Brandon | Free Agent 2013 | 6’4″ | 195 | R | 1/22/1992 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 73 | Aube-Kubel, Nicholas | 2014 Draft (2nd/48th) | 5’11” | 190 | R | 5/10/1996 | Val-d’Or | QMJHL |
| 78 | Bellemare, Pierre-Edouard | Free Agent 2014 | 5’11” | 196 | R | 3/6/1985 | Skelleftea AIK | SHL |
| 52 | Cousins, Nick | 2011 Draft (3rd/68th) | 5’11” | 170 | C | 7/20/1993 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 14 | Couturier, Sean | 2011 Draft (1st/7th) | 6’3″ | 197 | C | 12/7/1992 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 75 | Fazleev, Radel | 2014 Draft (6th/168th) | 6’0″ | 179 | C | 1/7/1996 | Calgary | WHL |
| 77 | Fyten, Austin | Free Agent 2014 | 6’2″ | 200 | L | 5/3/1991 | Oklahoma City / Idaho | AHL / ECHL |
| 28 | Giroux, Claude | 2006 Draft (1st/22nd) | 5’11” | 172 | C | 1/12/1988 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 34 | Gordon, Andrew | Free Agent 2014 | 6’0″ | 199 | R | 12/13/1985 | St. John’s | AHL |
| 63 | Goumas, Kevin | Free Agent 2014 | 5’10” | 165 | C | 11/19/1991 | New Hampshire / Phantoms | NCAA / AHL |
| 56 | Goulbourne, Tyrell | 2013 Draft (3rd/72nd) | 6’0″ | 184 | L | 1/26/1994 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 68 | Hatch, Matt | Free Agent 2014 | 5’11” | 185 | L | 5/22/1990 | Union | NCAA |
| 61 | Hextall, Brett | Free Agent 2014 | 5’10” | 190 | R | 4/2/1988 | Portland | AHL |
| 80 | Jevpalovs, Nikita | Amateur Tryout | 6’1″ | 198 | R | 9/9/1994 | Blainville-Boisbriand | QMJHL |
| 66 | Johnston, Andrew | Free Agent 2012 | 6’1″ | 178 | L | 7/6/1991 | Phantoms / Orlando | AHL / ECHL |
| 41 | Jones, Blair | Free Agent 2014 | 6’2″ | 215 | C | 9/27/1986 | Abbotsford / Calgary | AHL / NHL |
| 49 | Laughton, Scott | 2012 Draft (1st/20th) | 6’1″ | 190 | C | 5/30/1994 | Oshawa | OHL |
| 40 | Lecavalier, Vincent | Free Agent 2013 | 6’4″ | 215 | C | 4/21/1980 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 58 | Leier, Taylor | 2012 NHL Entry Draft | 5’11” | 177 | L | 2/15/1994 | Portland | WHL |
| 79 | Marcotte, Louick | Amateur Tryout | 6’1″ | 194 | L | 1/7/1994 | Val-d’Or | QMJHL |
| 57 | Mathers, Derek | 2011 Draft (7th/206th) | 6’2″ | 226 | R | 8/4/1993 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 81 | Noebels, Marcel | 2011 Draft (4th/118th) | 6’3″ | 195 | L | 3/14/1992 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 46 | Powe, Darroll | Free Agent 2014 | 5’11” | 212 | C | 6/22/1985 | Hartford / NY Rangers | AHL / NHL |
| 12 | Raffl, Michael | Free Agent 2013 | 6’0″ | 195 | R | 12/1/1988 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 24 | Read, Matt | Free Agent 2011 | 5’10” | 185 | L | 6/14/1986 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 36 | Rinaldo, Zac | 2008 Draft (6th/178th) | 5’11” | 169 | C | 6/15/1990 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 37 | Rosehill, Jay | Trade w/Anaheim 2013 | 6’3″ | 215 | L | 7/16/1985 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 10 | Schenn, Brayden | Trade w/ Los Angeles 2011 | 6’1″ | 190 | C | 8/22/1991 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 17 | Simmonds, Wayne | Trade w/LA 2011 | 6’2″ | 183 | R | 8/26/1988 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 45 | Stortini, Zack | Free Agent 2014 | 6’4″ | 232 | R | 9/11/1985 | Norfolk | AHL |
| 51 | Straka, Petr | Free Agent 2013 | 6’0″ | 194 | R | 6/15/1992 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 18 | Umberger, R.J. | Trade w/Columbus 2014 | 6’2″ | 214 | C | 5/3/1982 | Columbus | NHL |
| 76 | VandeVelde, Chris | Free Agent 2013 | 6’2″ | 190 | C | 3/15/1987 | Phantoms / FLYERS | AHL / NHL |
| 93 | Voracek, Jakub | Trade w/ Columbus 2011 | 6’2″ | 214 | R | 8/15/1989 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 25 | White, Ryan | Free Agent 2014 | 6’0″ | 193 | C | 3/17/1988 | Montreal | NHL |
| No. | 22 defensemen | Acquired… | Ht. | Wt. | Pos | Birthdate | 2013-14 Team | League |
| 39 | Alt, Mark | Trade w/Carolina, 2013 | 6’3″ | 205 | D | 10/18/1991 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 5 | Coburn, Braydon | Trade w/Atlanta, 2007 | 6’5″ | 220 | D | 2/27/1985 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 15 | Del Zotto, Michael | Free Agent 2014 | 6’0″ | 195 | D | 6/24/1990 | NY Rangers / Nashville | NHL |
| 48 | Delisle, Steven | Free Agent 2013 | 6’6″ | 209 | D | 7/30/1990 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 82 | Flemming, Brett | Free Agent 2014 | 5’11” | 184 | D | 2/26/1991 | Reading / Hershey | ECHL / AHL |
| 53 | Gostisbehere, Shayne | 2012 Draft (3rd/78th) | 5’11” | 170 | D | 4/20/1993 | Union / Phantoms | NCAA / AHL |
| 8 | Grossmann, Nicklas | Trade w/ Dallas 2012 | 6’4″ | 230 | D | 1/22/1985 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 54 | Hagg, Robert | 2013 Draft (2nd/41st) | 6’2″ | 204 | D | 2/8/1995 | Modo / Phantoms | SHL / AHL |
| 62 | Konan, Matt | Free Agent 2012 | 6’3″ | 198 | D | 9/3/1991 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 60 | Lamarche, Maxim | Free Agent 2013 | 6’3″ | 218 | D | 7/11/1992 | Elmira / Phantoms | ECHL |
| 38 | Lauridsen, Oliver | 2009 Draft (7th/196th) | 6’6″ | 220 | D | 3/24/1989 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 47 | MacDonald, Andrew | Trade w/NY Islanders 2014 | 6’1″ | 190 | D | 9/7/1986 | NY Islanders / FLYERS | NHL / AHL |
| 43 | Manning, Brandon | Free Agent 2010 | 6’1″ | 195 | D | 6/4/1990 | Phantoms | AHL |
| 50 | Morin, Samuel | 2013 Draft (1st/11th) | 6’7″ | 210 | D | 7/12/1995 | Rimouski | QMJHL |
| 59 | Pettersson, Jesper | 2014 Draft (7th/198th) | 5’8″ | 187 | D | 7/16/1994 | Linkoping | SHL |
| 🙁 | Pronger, Chris | Trade w/Anaheim 2009 | 6’6″ | 220 | D | 10/10/1974 | 🙁 | NHL |
| 74 | Rusk, Beau | Amateur Tryout | 6’5″ | 230 | D | 4/19/1996 | Rimouski | QMJHL |
| 71 | Sanheim, Travis | 2014 Draft (1st/17th) | 6’3″ | 181 | D | 3/29/1996 | Calgary | WHL |
| 22 | Schenn, Luke | Trade w/Toronto 2012 | 6’2″ | 229 | D | 11/2/1989 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 55 | Schultz, Nick | Free Agent 2014 | 6’1″ | 203 | D | 8/25/1982 | Edmonton / Columbus | NHL |
| 32 | Streit, Mark | Free Agent 2013 | 5’11” | 191 | D | 12/11/1977 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 44 | Timonen, Kimmo | Trade w/Nashville 2007 | 5’10” | 194 | D | 3/18/1975 | FLYERS | NHL |
| No. | 6 goaltenders | Acquired… | Ht. | Wt. | Pos | Birthdate | 2013-14 Team | League |
| 29 | Emery, Ray | Free Agent 2013 | 6’2″ | 196 | G | 9/28/1982 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 67 | Knapp, Connor | Free Agent 2014 | 6’5″ | 215 | G | 5/1/1990 | a bunch | ECHL / AHL |
| 35 | Mason, Steve | Trade w/ Columbus 2013 | 6’4″ | 217 | G | 5/29/1988 | FLYERS | NHL |
| 70 | Ouellette, Martin | Free Agent 2014 | 6’1″ | 160 | G | 12/30/1991 | Maine | NCAA |
| 65 | Stolarz, Anthony | 2012 Draft (2nd/45th) | 6’6″ | 210 | G | 1/20/1994 | London | OHL |
| 72 | Zepp, Rob | Free Agent 2014 | 6’1″ | 194 | G | 9/7/1981 | Berlin | DEL |
