Prospect Info: April 2: Alexei Kolosov has joined AHL Phantoms (Goalie, 2021 draft pick); played April 13

mize370

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Don't know what has and/or has not been posted anywhere on his jersey number... but from what can determine, there is a little bit of an interesting story hiding beneath his Flyers jersey number; he appears to have been assigned #82... seems he wore #28 in KHL... Giroux wore #28 with Flyers... obviously, the organization would not want to stir up any possible negative vibes among the fanbase, especially with those who are dissatisfied with the treating of Giroux departure... #82 is the reverse of #28... Flyers flipped his KHL number, probably with his approval.

All of the above is pure assumption from a long-time observer of the Flyers 'days of our lives' spin-off soap opera. 😜
Wrong goalie dude. 82 is Fedotov
 
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MiamiScreamingEagles

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Q and A with Brent Flahr and his responses.

Q: Many call Kolosov one of the best goalies outside the NHL. What is the expectation for him, let’s say for next year?​
A:Well, you never know. The one thing with him, it’s kind of a freakish thing, is he’s played almost four years, I think, in the KHL. He played as an 18-year-old, which is unheard of. So, he’s got lots of experience, played at a high level, has played big games. He doesn’t play for the strongest team in his league — and he gets peppered a lot of nights, and it’s been really good. I think he, realistically, will need time in the American League, just to adjust to the pro game over here, with all the traffic and the arena size and all the different things. But he is highly athletic, he’s competitive. His interest is playing in the NHL and not the American League so we’ll see where it goes.​
 

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