James van Riemsdyk, the biggest free-agent signing of general manager's Ron Hextall's tenure, will miss five to six weeks with an injury suffered Saturday in Colorado, the club announced Monday.
The 29-year-old left winger, playing in his second game in his second stint with the Flyers, blocked a first-period clearing attempt by the Avalanche's Mark Barberio and hobbled off the ice. He appeared to get hit inside his right knee.
At practice Monday in Voorhees, Jordan Weal, who didn't play in the first two games, took van Riemsdyk's spot on a third line that included rookie Mikhail "Misha" Vorobyev and Wayne Simmonds.