- TSN: The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired the rights to Ilya Bryzgalov from the Phoenix Coyotes for Matt Clackson, a 2012 3rd round pick and future considerations.
The Flyers are now able to negotiate with Bryzgalov before he becomes a UFA on July 1st.
“After several discussions with Ilya and his agent, it became very clear to us that we were not in a position to sign Ilya to a long-term contract,” said Coyotes’ general manager Don Maloney in a statement. “We will now focus our efforts on adding another goaltender to our roster for the upcoming season.”
- Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Bryzgalov will likely be looking for a minimum of 4 years at around $5 million a season.
“We’re going to give it our best shot,” Holmgren said. “You give up an asset to get in early so we have every intention of trying to get a deal done.”
“We’ll see what we can do,” Holmgren said of signing him. “He’s certainly not an old goaltender. I feel like he has a lot of good years left in him. We’ll see how it goes. When you get into a negotiation like this you are dealing with a salary cap and you try to get a number you can live with.”
The Flyers will need to clear some cap space, they currently only about around $450,000 (before taking into account the ceiling going up).
“Once we know what the salary cap is for next year we’ll have a better idea of what we have to do down the road,” Holmgren said. “We have options.”
