Jones out, Shanny out, Gagne out but Cote in! Get your party hats out!

Glen Falls, NY and Los Angeles, CA have a ton in common.

They're both located within the continental United States, both end in an "s" and now they will both have been called home by Randy Jones during the 2009-10 hockey season.

That's right America, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting Randy Jones has been claimed off of re-entry waivers by the LA Kings, meaning the Flyers will still be on the hook for about half of Jones' lucrative $2.5 million contract.

This is not a great scenario for the Flyers who will now be stuck paying for Jones to bring his unique hockey sensibility elsewhere. The team is always in danger of bumping their head's on the NHL salary cap paying the players on the roster, now they get to experience the joys of paying guys on other teams.

On the upside, Jones gets to play in the NHL again, the Flyers get rid of Randy and Ryan Parent may be healthy and ready to go for Saturday's matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Having Parent on the active roster would have made Jones useless to the Flyers anyway, so its curious why GM Paul Holmgren thought it was a good idea to try and sneak Jones through waivers. With Parent back, Danny Syvret and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen will likely split time as the team's six defenseman, so what purpose would Jones have served on the roster exactly?

Right now, Jones is probably a touch better then Syvret but he's not in Tollefsen's league. What a head scratcher. This one looks like a case for Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. I'll get them to take a gander at it and get back to you all.

Hey, while we're on the topic of players who won't be playing for the Flyers this year, remember that whole Brendan Shanahan thingy? You do? Good, now go on ahead an forget it because--- again according to Carchidi--- Homer has denied any interest in the Hall of Fame bound left winger. So we all better get used to Riley Cote lighting up rinks across the NHL, filling nets with pucks and playing absolutely shut down defense.

Oh wait! There I go confusing superstar forward Jerome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and Cote again! I always do that. No, Cote will play three minutes a game and finish with an even plus/minus rating if we're all lucky.

So to recap: no Jones, no Shanahan, but SOME Cote. Good times everybody. Good times. Go Phils.