Cote Retires, Becomes Phantoms Assistant

Riley Cote retired Monday after spending parts of four seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Cote, 28, was then named as an Assistant Coach to the Flyers AHL affiliate the Adirondack Phantoms.

"I will do the best job I can to help teach and develop all the players in Glens Falls on and off the ice," he said. "I'm looking forward to a new challenge in life."

While the Flyers were often criticized for using a spot on a player who played one or two shifts a game, there is no denying the kind of heart Riley Cote possessed. He did whatever was asked of him and was fearless in sacrificing himself to give his team a spark. That said, this move does relieve the Flyers of some cap space that they were not likely to use.

Also, it has been reported within the past couple of days that Chris Pronger may not be ready for the start of the season.

Pronger had arthroscopic knee surgery and has been rehabbing ever since to start getting ready for training camp.

If unfortunately Pronger does miss some time, better off early in the year than in April and May when it matters. This is why the Flyers addressed defensive depth in the offseason. That's all for now, probably won't be picking up until around training camp.