Are the Flyers Getting Nervous About Jaromir Jagr?

I was a little surprised to hear the Flyers have invited Michael Nylander to training camp on a tryout. Signed by the Caps in 2007, he never quite clicked anywhere and found himself playing out his contract in the AHL. While in the AHL, he injured a vertabra in his neck and had what many said could be season-ending surgery. Capitals owner Ted Leonis would eventually tell Puck Daddy Nylander was “a bad signing.” So what exactly do the Flyers see in a 39-year-old player who had trouble keeping his NHL job and is coming off of an injury? The answer, is of course, Jaromir Jagr, who was signed by the Flyers in the off-season. Jagr has spent a lot of time with Nylander as his center and the two have had a lot of success over the years. But even knowing that, the invitation still raises some questions. Was Nylander invited as a favor to Jagr? Is the invitation more courtesy than serious consideration? Or are the Flyers suddenly having second thoughts about Jagr’s abi...