FLYERS NEWS

The Flyers have traded Ben Eager to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Jim Vandermeer. Vandermeer was with the Flyers from 2002-2004, before being traded to Chicago for Alexei Zhamnov who helped the Flyers get within a game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals before succumbing to Tampa Bay. Now Vandermeer is back for a second stint with the Flyers, giving them a surplus of defenseman. Hopefully he'll help to assuage the problem that caused the Orange and Black to lose last night.