The Flyers now have 21 players under contract, with qualifying offers to restricted free agents Dan Carcillo and Darroll Powe still pending. Here is a look at the Flyers’ projected lineup heading into the 2010-11 season: FORWARD LINES LW Simon Gagne C Mike Richards RW Jeff Carter LW Scott Hartnell C Danny Briere RW Ville Leino LW James van Riemsdyk C Claude Giroux RW Dan Carcillo LW Jody Shelley C Blair Betts RW Ian Laperriere DEFENSE PAIRINGS LD Matt Carle RD Chris Pronger LD Braydon Coburn RD Kimmo Timonen LD Sean O’Donnell RD Andrej Meszaros GOALIES Michael Leighton Brian Boucher Extras: LW Darroll Powe, LW Riley Cote, D Oskars Bartulis Just got off the phone with Paul Holmgren and for the life of me I still can't figure out the Jody Shelley signing. Unless Ian Laperriere is planning on retiring I can't understand why the Flyers would want Carcillo, Shelley and Lappy in the same lineup every night when they desperately need a guy who can finish alongside Claude Giroux. And what about Jeff Carter? As much as I like him, he does not fit anywhere on this roster unless Giroux moves to top-line right wing and Carter drops to third-line center, which makes no sense. Maybe there is still another blockbuster in the works involving Carter.

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Below is a transcript of this evening’s conference call with Braydon Coburn. Q: What’s it like to have this done? Was it stressful? “I wouldn’t say it’s been stressful. You just kind of talk to the people you trust, and I think Mr. Holmgren and my agents did a good job of hammering out a deal, and it got done

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Below is a transcript of today’s conference call with Sean O’Donnell. Q: Were you talking to the Flyers pretty much all along? “They were, according to my agent, the first team that expressed interest. It was pretty quick. I think it was probably within five or ten minutes, I’m on the West Coast, so after 9:00 AM. My agent called me and said Paul Holmgren had called with an offer

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Below is a transcript of today’s conference call with Jody Shelley. Q: Are you looking forward to fighting Boogard six times a year? “I so am. Absolutely.” Q: Was this kind of a surprise move to you? “I don’t think so. It’s a team we played a lot with New York.

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The Philadelphia Flyers have signed 6’2’’, 237-pound free agent defenseman Sean O’Donnell to a one-year contract, according to club general manager Paul Holmgren.

The following is a transcript of this afternoon’s conference call with Andrej Meszaros. Q: How do you feel about coming to the Philadelphia Flyers? “Well, I’m feeling good. I’m excited. Philadelphia is always a tough team to play against, and now I’m joining them, so it’s great. I can’t say anything bad about Tampa. I had a good few years there.

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