One goal doesn’t define the entire playoff series, just as one quote doesn’t define a single player. However, this one quote is one of many that made Philadelphia fall in love with goaltender Vladar.
With apologies to Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindberg, and Ron Hextall (version 1), goaltending has tripped the Flyers up more times than a person can reasonably count throughout their history.
Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone each recorded a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers notched their first win of the season Saturday with a 3-1 home victory over the Ottawa Senators.
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of a 5-1 preseason loss to the Bruins on Tuesday in Boston.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
In addition to losing to the Boston Bruins in last night’s preseason matchup, the Philadelphia Flyers are facing an even greater setback. Partway into the first period, netminder Daniel Vladař had to exit (video link) the game because of an upper-body injury.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
A lot of concern is forming in the City of Brotherly Love. During a preseason game against the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar exited the game with an upper-body injury.
I’ll keep repeating the refrain until the day it’s no longer true: NHL goaltender is the ficklest position in professional sports. Look at who closed out the Stanley Cup Final for the Carolina Hurricanes last season.
The Washington Capitals catching the Carolina Hurricanes might be the least chaotic outcome in the NHL's Metropolitan Division next season.
For the past few years, the Philadelphia Flyers could point to the rebuild whenever things went sideways. The roster was young. Bad contracts had to come off the books. Prospects needed time. That explanation will not carry nearly as much weight next season.
It’s been nearly four weeks since free agency opened in the National Hockey League, and two members of last year’s Edmonton Oilers squad remain unsigned: Adam Henrique and Connor Ingram.
The Philadelphia Flyers went on a spending spree Wednesday, signing forward Tyson Foerster to an eight-year $56.8 million deal and retaining goaltender Dan Vladar on a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
July 1st: According to his agent, Dan Milstein, Vladar is indeed signing a five-year, $27.5MM extension with the Flyers. It’ll be officially registered at noon Eastern.
Chris Johnston: There are some teams that are frustrated that they can’t get the Columbus Blue Jackets to engage in Zach Werenski trade talks. It doesn’t seem like the Blue Jackets are in any rush.
NHL Free Agency isn’t what it used to be. Perhaps it’ll change in the coming years with the rising salary cap, but this is one of the weakest UFA groups I can recall.
The Philadelphia Flyers were one of the surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season, in large part thanks to the contributions of goalie Dan Vladar, who Daniel Briere and the front office signed to a two-year contract in unrestricted free agency last summer.
Kevin Weekes: Sources have said that the Philadelphia Flyers and goaltender Dan Vladar are working on a five-year contract extension that could have a salary cap hit around $5.5 million.
The decision to sign goaltender Dan Vladar to a two-year contract last summer worked out well for both the Flyers and Vladar. Philadelphia got some more upside between the pipes while Vladar got the chance he was seeking to play a bigger role.
On July 1, 2025, Dan Vladař signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. On July 1, 2026, he may do the same thing. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Flyers are closing in on a five-year extension with a goaltender whom general manager Daniel Brière was hesitant to sign for two seasons.
During his end-of-season media availability last week, goaltender Dan Vladar didn’t hide the fact he would be more than happy to sign an extension with the Philadelphia Flyers.
There was only one Stanley Cup Playoff game on Thursday night, and it was a pivotal one in the Eastern Conference.c
It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia, but the Flyers shined brightest in Game 6 with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night, winning their first-round series and advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2020.
For most of the past 40 years, the Philadelphia Flyers have had one perpetual problem that they have never been able to solve. It is also the most impactful position on the ice. It is the goalie.
Vladar would like to have back what became the game-winning goal in Game 5.
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar will start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, head coach Rick Tocchet announced.
The Philadelphia Flyers are soaring through their first-round playoff series, but the status of goaltender Dan Vladar is unclear heading into Saturday's Game 4 against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
Several teams in the National Hockey League wish they had better goaltending. One of them is the Colorado Avalanche, particularly after an eventful evening on Monday night where they allowed eight goals against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
When the season began, many in the hockey world had two expectations of the Calgary Flames: that they would be fairly bad (at least in terms of their placement in the standings), and that they’d get worse when they sold off some of their pending unrestricted free agents.
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