The Philadelphia Flyers have significantly remade their roster. They made a series of moves that move them further away from any shot at the Stanley Cup.
The mistake seems to be an adherence to the “final piece” theory of hockey. A team needs a final piece to win and that piece must be acquired at all cost. Apparently that piece in Philadelphia is goaltending and the goaltender to solve the problems is Ilya Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov was signed to a huge contract worth $51 million in 9 years. He is signed until 2020 when he turns 40. In order to clear salary cap room arguably their best two best forwards in Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were traded. They were traded for young players. Even if these deals work out, the players they got in return will not be ready to be NHL stars until Bryzgalov is beyond his prime.
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