Kimmo Timonen honored by Flyers in return to Philadelphia

Kimmo Timonen has left a legacy in two of his longer stops. In Nashville he was the captain of the organization’s first good playoff threats. In Philadelphia, he was a guy who played through all sorts of ailments and injuries, and provided a steady presence on the Flyers’ blueline.

Timonen was honored with a video tribute in Wednesday’s #rivalrynight game between the Flyers, his former team, and his new team the Blackhawks.

As the video shows, in 519 games with Philly, he had 956 blocked shots. Ouch.

Timonen has not been his usual minute-crunching self with Chicago, following a midseason trade after he came back from offseason blood clots. Going into Wednesday’s contest he has played 12:27 and not notched a point in nine games.

Said Timonen to the Philadelphia Inquirer:

"If you look at two or three months back, I wasn't even supposed to play, so every second I get on the ice, I'm happy with it."

But he doesn’t need to be ‘the’ guy for the loaded Hawks, just someone who adds defensive depth. Either way, that was a nice tribute for one of the game’s good dudes.

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