James van Riemsdyk didn’t have the start to the 2018-19 campaign that Philadelphia Flyers fans expected after he signed a five-year, 35 million dollar contract in the previous offseason. He was sidelined with a lower-body injury that kept him out for over a month, and it took him a bit of time to fully get back to Top-6 level play when he returned. As soon as van Riemsdyk did, he earned every single part of that contract.
JvR posted 48 points (27 Goals, 21 Assists) in 66 games played, ranking second on the Flyers in goals scored while playing at least 16 fewer games than the players sitting above and around him.