Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren confirmed in a statement Friday morning that forward James van Riemsdyk does not need hip surgery, just rehab.
"After consultation with various doctors regarding James' hip injury, we have come to the conclusion that surgery is not necessary," Holmgren said. "We will treat James' hip with alternative therapies and non-surgical procedures.
It is expected that James will be 100 percent well before training camp begins."
The 23-year-old played just 43 games last season because of a variety of injuries. He scored 11 goals and tallied 13 assists during the regular season before returning for seven playoff games.
Holmgren last week refuted an NBC-10 report that JVR was delaying surgery to sabotage a potential trade, noting that the forward's operation was being set back because of an infection in his foot.
A Middletown, N.J. native, van Riemsdyk was the second overall pick in the 2007 draft.
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