The Philadelphia Flyers entered the 2024-25 season not knowing what they were going to get in between the pipes.
Sam Ersson had never been handed the reins for a full season despite playing well as the 1B in a tandem the year prior. Ivan Fedotov and Aleksei Kolosov were in a competition for the backup job, and neither netminder showed that they could even be that at the NHL level.
Goaltending is always going to be a storyline in Philadelphia, and it was clear that the Flyers needed to address the position in the offseason. General manager Danny Briere did just that by signing veteran Dan Vladar to a two-year deal with a cap hit of $3.