The Philadelphia Flyers have their No. 1 goaltender -- well, for 22 days at least. Ilya Bryzgalov has been traded to the Flyers, and the team will try to sign the pending free agent before July 1.
Ilya Bryzgalov Signed To Nine Year, $51 Million Contract With Philadelphia
The Flyers now have a goaltender that they can have faith in after they consistently rotated goaltenders throughout the 2010-11 season and playoffs.
Read Article >Philadelphia Flyers Trade For Rights Ilya Bryzgalov, Finally Get Their Goalie?
It’s a simple move for the Coyotes. They knew they weren’t going to sign Bryzgalov before or after July 1 when free agency opens, and opted to get something for him in return instead of letting him walk for nothing. Happens all the time, could have been expected.
For the Flyers, the motivations are also pretty clear, even if that’s not also true of their priorities. Owner Ed Snider said in many, many end-of-season interviews this season that his team would get a No. 1 goaltender (finally) this season, and this is obviously the first step in that quest.
Read Article >
