The Philadelphia Flyers have come to terms with Nikolai Zherdev on a one-year deal; the money involved is unknown at this point. Zherdev took a one-year hiatus from the NHL this past season, playing for Atlant of the KHL.Knowing that the Flyers will likely make a subsequent trade – rumored to be Simon Gagne – I think this could be a risky signing by them since they don’t know exactly what they’re getting. They could get the uber-talented Russian that has shown great potential, or the player that disappears from time to time? If they get a little bit of both, $2-3 million is a fair price.Zherdev is only 25, and has a lot of offensive skill in his game. He scored a total of 49 goals in his last two years in the NHL, at the age of 22 and 23 (respectively). But you’re talking about a player that completely vanished in the playoffs with the Rangers in 2009. He also didn’t exactly set the world on fire with Atlant, tallying 13 goals and 39 points in 52 games.Will Zherdev perform better wi...
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