Confirmed with Link: Brian Elliott: Two Year Deal With Flyers ($2.75M/yr) (issued #37 per NHL.com)

[The Madrigal]

Andy Strickland @andystrickland
Early talk on Brian Elliott is 3 years with #Flyers $2.75 per

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[The Madrigal]

I figured this is far enough along that it deserves its own thread and it can also consolidate all of the goalies thread that are going on.

 

[Juicy Pop]

That cap hit would be sexy.

 

[OriginJM]

Oh boy. Don't know how I feel about this.

Not the worst goalie out there but 3 years...?

Edit: Awesome cap hit though.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Eh. Fine.

Rather have Mason straight up but I would expect he gets more than that.

 

[FLYguy3911]

In theory, 3 years mean he's the stop gap for Hart/Sandstrom. Would have to dump Neuvy next year to keep Stolarz in the picture.

 

[The Madrigal]

Oh boy. Don't know how I feel about this.

Not the worst goalie out there but 3 years...?

I thought the same thing initially but then other said they might plan on him being a mentor/tandem goalie with one of the prospects for that third year to help ease the young goalie in.

 

[Striiker]

7/10

Not amazing, definitely not bad.

 

[The Madrigal]

7/10

Not amazing, definitely not bad.

Agreed. Cap hit is fantastic.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Obviously Goalies take longer to develop, but signing 2 vets to multi-year deals is a pretty clear lack of faith in Stolarz.

At this point, I'm just happy Kinkaid re-signed so we can stop that discussion.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Not a fan of the term.

 

[Striiker]

Hextall said he was a little disappointed that Stolarz hasn't been dominating the AHL, despite having two solid years. And Hextall's not wrong, especially after how awful he was after returning after his NHL call-up. I sure as hell wouldn't be comfortable betting on Stolarz either.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Would be fine. He can always transition to backup in a year or two if someone is ready.

 

[Magua]

Would have to dump Neuvy next year to keep Stolarz in the picture.

The Flyers or Gudasová?

 

[Alex91]

Really was hoping stolie got a crack this year. Would be nice to move Neuvy but don't see it happening.

My guess is Elliot wanted a starting role and took less money and did it early so he didn't get Biron'd or maybe Mason'd

 

[Rebels57]

Hextall said he was a little disappointed that Stolarz hasn't been dominating the AHL, despite having two solid years. And Hextall's not wrong, especially after how awful he was after returning after his NHL call-up. I sure as hell wouldn't be comfortable betting on Stolarz either.

He saw very little action at all for over a month because Hak was afraid to start him. That couldnt have helped him when he got back to LHV.

 

[PALE PWNR]

That numbers not hard to hide in the A if in 2 years you want to bring up a kid or 2.

 

[The Madrigal]

Obviously Goalies take longer to develop, but signing 2 vets to multi-year deals is a pretty clear lack of faith in Stolarz.

I thought of that too.

 

[GKJ]

Stolarz would have to make the Flyers make a decision on Neuvirth than the other way around. They won't get rid of Neuvirth if they don't think Stolarz is a better option. Not difficult to get goalies though waivers anyways in October, everyone usually has 4 at the start of the season.

 

[TCTC]

He saw very little action at all for over a month because Hak was afraid to start him. That couldnt have helped him when he got back to LHV.

There probably was a reason for not starting him though. Hakstol saw him in practice and maybe he just wasn't convinced.

 

[Stizzle]

Not a fan of the term.

Same. I assume his buyout number after 2 would at least be palatable. The 3rd year has me very worried.

I recall him being especially bad at the beginning of the year for Calgary. Overall, what's the story here? What should we be expecting?

 

[bauer]

this is horrible news if true. not only does Elliott really suck, but 3 years? Hextall would be out of his mind if he signs Elliott to a 3 year contract. why not just grab Bernier for 1 or 2? he's much better. or hell, if they're that obsessed with having Elliott, give him 2 years max. where else is he gonna go? there's no market for goalies out there.

i swear this organization is cursed when it comes to goalies. they can't manage them properly to save their lives.

 

[Striiker]

He saw very little action at all for over a month because Hak was afraid to start him. That couldnt have helped him when he got back to LHV.

It's not like he didn't touch the ice because of an injury or something, he was still practicing. And if prolonged stretches of no play can mess him up so bad then that's one strike against him being the backup...

 

[Juicy Pop]

this is horrible news if true. not only does Elliott really suck, but 3 years? Hextall would be out of his mind if he signs Elliott to a 3 year contract. why not just grab Bernier for 1 or 2? he's much better. or hell, if they're that obsessed with having Elliott, give him 2 years max. where else is he gonna go? there's no market for goalies out there.

i swear this organization is cursed when it comes to goalies. they can't manage them properly to save their lives.

Hextall doesn't have many options though so Elliot likely does have a bit of leverage in regards to term.

 

[Beef Invictus]

If I'm remembering right, Hextall had to earn his own way onto the team. He wasn't handed a role. That's been his philosophy with our prospects too, since he found it beneficial; and it's probably even more important at goalie. I'm OK with the idea that Stolarz hasn't played his way on yet; I've been wary of a Neuvy/Stolie combo.

3 years is better than the various long-term requests from Mason. And at 2.75, burying him if one of the younger guys plays his way up won't be hard.


Elliot...can be good. Depending on what version of him we get. He can also be a massive downgrade on Mason.