Danny Syvret returns as Flyers trade Pat Maroon, David Laliberte to Anaheim

by Travis Hughes on Nov 21, 2010 1:44 PM EST in Philadelphia Flyers News

Get ready for more of this from Danny Syvret. (Well, maybe not.)

Now that the Flyers wear their white Winter Classic jerseys on the road for every game, they probably figured it'd be best to re-acquire the guy known for potting goals in those jerseys.

Danny Syvret, the defenseman who scored two goals in 21 games for the orange and black last year, one in the Winter Classic and one in a January game against Toronto where the Flyers wore the white, has made his triumphant return to the organization in an AHL-level trade with the Anaheim Ducks. The Flyers confirmed the deal via Twitter.

Syvret has played in eight NHL games this season, including one game here in Philadelphia against the Flyers, but he's obviously spent most of his season in Syracuse with the Ducks AHL affiliate. Barring an injury with the Flyers, it's unlikely Syvret actually gets called up to the big club any time soon, but he'll certainly improve the defense up in Glens Falls.

Also making the move across upstate New York in the deal is 22-year-old left wing Rob Bordson. He's in his first year of professional hockey after a year in the USHL and three years at the University of Minnesota at Duluth. Bordson was a point/game player in his final season at UMD, and he has three points in 15 AHL games this season. It'll be interesting to see exactly where he falls in on the Phantoms depth chart alongside other college prospects Ben Holmstrom, Andrew Rowe and Mike Testwuide.

Anaheim Calling profiled Bordson back in March. A taste:

In open space with great finishers, he's a skilled playmaker. His talent otherwise, at least at this weight and confidence level, is largely untested, but as a player who has recently recommitted himself to improving his game, you can't assume he's done improving.

The other angle to this deal of course is that Pat Maroon is finally out of the organization after a much-publicized falling out a few weeks ago. Many questioned whether or not Maroon had any trade value whatsoever after the Flyers basically said he was a terrible locker room presence, but the answer apparently is that, yeah, okay, we'll take him, but you're gonna give us something else too.

That something else is David Laliberte, the leading scorer among Phantoms forwards this season and a former injury call-up to the Flyers. He has some NHL potential and might even get a crack with the Ducks at some point this season -- wouldn't be surprised, at least -- and he'll make the Syracuse Crunch much deeper up front.

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This trade means nothing to me and a whole lot to me at the same time, if that makes any sense.

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by Ben Feldman on Nov 21, 2010 1:49 PM EST reply actions

Defensive depth! Is Matt Walker expendable yet?

Does Holmgren hate the idea of the Phantoms having forwards that can score goals?

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Nov 21, 2010 1:50 PM EST reply actions

Does Holmgren hate the idea of the Phantoms having forwards that can score goals?

Haha, my thoughts exactly.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions

Yep that’s what I thought, there goes all the scoring.

Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.

by PursuitOfLappyness on Nov 21, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions

It guess it’s fairly impressive (or something) to have one of the top NHL teams, but the worst AHL team.

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Nov 21, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions

Haha tha’ts quite an achievement.

But what happened when we had the best AHL team? Guys like Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Patrick Sharp came out of it. I think the way the Phantoms have been running is a joke. Moving them away from Philly seems to have ended up being an “out of sight, out of mind” move. The Caps are amazing in how they can contend for the Stanley and the Calder in the same season.

Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.

by PursuitOfLappyness on Nov 21, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

At first, I hated this trade because Laliberte got thrown in. But it’s well-known that there’s quite a bit of animosity built up in the locker room of the Phantoms — maybe this move clears some of that out. Bordson’s an average prospect, but Syvret’s well-known and could be useful to the Flyers later in the season.

by memphisbrando on Nov 21, 2010 1:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

You nailed it. Laliberte has been replaced, he is no longer the first or second call up when the Flyers have an injury. Last year it was Nodl, Kalinski, Ross, Laliberte. With Ross and Kalinski gone, Laliberte wasn’t moved to the top of the list and I bet both he and Maroon were growing quite frustrated at being passed over by the new kids in the Phantoms. My guess is Laliberte’s and Maroon’s frustrations were evident, they want to at least have a legitimate shot at the NHL, and they knew Homer wasn’t going to give them there shot. Homer should have moved them to another team once he knew they were not on the NHL career path and avoided all of this. Plus, we get Syret back, no real downside, if you consider the AHL as the NHL’s farm team and don’t really care what kind of product the AHL puts on the ice (the arena only hold 102 fans anyway).

by NickFotiu4HOF on Nov 22, 2010 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

OMG

DSOD!

This seriously makes my year. And now I don’t have to second-guess my all star ballot of Richards-Giroux-Umberger Wolf-DSOD Bob at all!

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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 21, 2010 2:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Woo!! Now they can dump Walker!! Assuming they want to demonstrate good judgement, that is.
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by Cillo stache on Nov 21, 2010 2:12 PM EST reply actions

Is it unreasonable to assume he made the trip to Adirondack in a Chariot pulled by the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus. Any other manner of travel is unfit for such a talent.

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by Ed Van Chimp on Nov 21, 2010 2:18 PM EST reply actions 4 recs

Didn’t the Flyers already admit that the problem all along was Greg Gilbert when they fired him? What a cluster this whole thing has been.

by Gizmoitus on Nov 21, 2010 2:59 PM EST reply actions

Greg Gilbert wasn’t “the” problem. Talent, attitude, and coaching were a three-headed monster.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 6:10 PM EST up reply actions

Also known as Cerberus.

by lazerwolf on Nov 22, 2010 9:31 AM EST up reply actions

Ya know, I kinda expected myself to be disappointed it was Laliberte who got thrown in, but really, I’m not. If he hadn’t been told that he had to shape up or he was next, maybe I’d be upset; but this gets rid of a guaranteed locker room problem and someone who had the potential to be one in one move. I’m actually thinking Homer did reasonably well here, he didn’t get hosed the way I expected him to when getting someone to take Maroon.

Although maybe we should consider trying to turn DSOD into a winger, given the state of the Phantoms….

by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 21, 2010 3:02 PM EST reply actions

I’m not sure why the guy can’t go from a defensively deficient Dman to a defensive Winger. Especially given our blue line depth down there and total lack of serviceable forwards.

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by Ed Van Chimp on Nov 21, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I wasn’t totally joking. According to the Phantom’s official site, he put up 5 goals and 8 assists in the 15 games he played as a Phantom last year, and had 57 points the year before. It really might not be that bad of an idea, the more I think about it.

by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 21, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions

Its worth a try unless they dump walker and syvret becomes the 8th dman on the depth chart.

What can't Giroux do?

by tmurder on Nov 21, 2010 3:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Excellent! Now the Flyers FINALLY have some defensive depth behind Pronger, Carle, Timonen, Coburn, Meszaros, O’Donnell, Bartulis, Walker, Lehtivuori, Marshall, Bourdon … uh …
And they got rid of some more pesky forwards!!! Can’t have too few of them in the system!
Couldn’t we jst give Maroon away, if he was that bad of an influence??

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by MaximumTalbot on Nov 21, 2010 4:43 PM EST reply actions

So we gave up two forwards with offensive upside, something we have nothing of in our system at this point, for a career ahler in syvret and a forward who has about a 10% chance of ever playing in a flyers jersey, yeah thats a great fricken move Holmgren. Laliberte is the leading scorer for the Phantoms and played well in philly in his few games last year. Maroon may have had a falling out but he had offensive talent, so counting Matsumoto thats 3 scorers traded away no wonder the Phantoms can’t win, at least we know Backlund and Stewart will see a lot of competition. At this point I haven’t given up on JVR but why not trade him for a couple prospects with upside, he’s a former #2 overall pick he still has value and with the emergence of Nodl and Eric Wellwood looking good why not send him on his way he lacks the confidence to play at the nhl level right now.

by ryanitus on Nov 21, 2010 5:04 PM EST reply actions

I’m going to have to label this one as an orginizational fail as far as it pertains to Maroon. He’s a guy that could make an intimidating power forward, certainly at the AHL level and potentially the NHL level. The guy can score. Send him to an anger management course; convince him to issue a public apology. It seems pointless to trade him away for MORE defensive depth and a raw unproven prospect.

by A Flyers Phamily on Nov 21, 2010 5:17 PM EST reply actions

I don’t see what the problem is here. Syvret is only $600k, so if the Flyers need a 7th d-man, he’s a lot cheaper than Walker. Bordson is… not good. But Laliberte doesn’t have much upside.

This basically opens up top-9 positions on the Phantoms for Luke Pither, which is where he should be. If Pither isn’t moved out of the 4th line, I’ll be unhappy. But Syvret is a premier AHL defenseman, and he’ll be a great mentor for Marshall/Gustafsson.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 6:14 PM EST reply actions

Didnt Oskars beat out Danny as the 7th dman once already last year? And wasnt that the reason we got rid of Danny in the first place? If it was completely redundant to have 2 7th dmen making $600K in the offseason, whats changed?

by philiafan14364 on Nov 21, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions

Oskars beat him out once, then Danny came back and won was outplaying Oskars, but he got hurt. Syvret is a better option than Walker, which is what I’m saying.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

But what about Bourdon and Lehtivori who might be ready to make the jump as replacement level players already?

Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.

by PursuitOfLappyness on Nov 21, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

Would they jump over Walker and Bartulis into playing time?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

I can’t understand, and granted I only know what I know about the Phantoms through McManus et al, but why has Pither been the healthy scratch? I thought he was one of the most intriguing prospects during rookie camp, in that he had some offense in him. I can’t see why he’s either being scratched or between like Klotz/Clackson and Dman scratch-turned-winger Stephenson. At least Rowe is finally being utilized.

by rmg4519 on Nov 21, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions

It’s almost as if I said this. That’s how much I agree with this. Although the fact that Stephenson is playing wing tells you how little they think of Klotz/Clackson.

Also, you see Rowe was benched last game? I don’t know why.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 21, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah I don’t understand why they have both Klotz and Clackson on the roster yet Harper was sent to the ECHL, and now they have 9 dmen and.. well what do I know I don’t run a team. But McManus had on his twitter that Paddock said something to the fact that Rowe was “planked” because of a bad turn over.

by rmg4519 on Nov 21, 2010 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

Nothing much going on here, so here is a futile attempt to start a conversation that sounds like an annoying prompt for an essay:
If you could have a Flyers player, past or present, over to dinner who would it be and what would you talk about?

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by Cillo stache on Nov 21, 2010 6:48 PM EST reply actions

Roman Cechmanek. I’m half-convinced I’m one of the only Flyers fans who still likes him. And I have a hunch I could package some of his unibrow grooming tips into a book. But mostly so I could let him know that I, too, was very disappointed in his team’s effort against Ottawa in 2001-02.

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by Ben Feldman on Nov 21, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions