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JVR feeling OK

Saturday, 04.21.2012 / 4:21 PM

By Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor / Penguins vs. Flyers series blog

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JVR feeling OK
VOORHEES, N.J. -- The day after his first game in about seven weeks, Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk said he felt pretty good.

In his first game since breaking a bone in his right foot blocking a shot in a game March 1, van Riemsdyk played 11 shifts totaling 7:31 in ice time in the 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite the loss, van Riemsdyk said he was feeling good.

"All things considered, not too bad," he said. "It's the time of year you want to do everything you can to get in the lineup and do everything you can to contribute."

Coach Peter Laviolette said he would have given van Riemsdyk more opportunities to contribute, but couldn't because of all the special-teams play in the first two periods. Five of van Riemsdyk's 11 shifts came in the third period.

"[van Riemsdyk] was good," said Laviolette. "There were quite a few penalties right off the bat both ways, situational play that came up and if you don't factor into that, it's difficult to get into the roll of the game right away. We used him a bit more in the third period, and I thought he got going in the third. It wasn't his fault he didn't get the ice time in the first few periods, just the situations, the way they arose."

Contact Adam Kimelman at [email protected].  Follow him on Twitter: @NHLAdamK

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