What a difference a year makes. Near the end of the 2023-24 season, Belarusian netminder Aleksei Kolosov was heading over to Philadelphia (with Ivan Fedotov close by). The duo would help take some of the workload off Sam Ersson or, worst case scenario, one would find himself in Lehigh Valley while the other served as Ersson’s backup. All was well with the goaltenders!
However, Kolosov’s arrival began with some controversy, namely feeling somewhat alienated in Lehigh Valley and unhappy with his situation at the end of 2023-24. Kolosov also didn’t help his own cause much by arriving later than expected for the Flyers’ training camp in September, missing the first week.