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Sounds ridiculous but here's the speculation: The Flyers may try to package the likes of forwards Joffrey Lupul, Danny Briere and James van Riemsdyk, defenseman Ryan Parent and/or a first-round draft pick in a deal for the rights to Panthers' defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and Anderson. Just for the rights. That's a heckuva lot. Briere's a salary dump, and probably on his way out of town regardless (and we'll see how ironclad that NTC is). Lupul has been an integral piece of every Flyers rumor since the day he was acquired. Parent is expendable due to the (potential) addition of Bouw. Forward (and second overall pick in '07) van Riemsdyk - not to mention the draft pick - are the true gems. No matter what, there's always going to be a small but loud contingent declaring any deal a failure.

From Bruce "Malkin to the Kings" Garrioch: The Florida Panthers haven't made any progress in signing Jay Bouwmeester. There haven't been any discussions since the end of the season and the big soon-to-bee free-agent defenceman hasn't changed his plans to test the marketplace ... W4E say: No sources were cited here, and given Jacques Martin's notoriously guarded policy on leaking information, this is much do about nothing, unless Bouwmeester's agent Bryon Baltimore has been quietly spouting off.