Flyers, in need of goalie help, agree to terms with Vladar on 2-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers had to address the goaltending position this offseason.

They did that Tuesday in the form of Dan Vladar. The club and the 27-year-old agreed to terms on a two-year, $6.7 million contract. The deal has an average annual value of $3.35 million.

Vladar is expected to form a tandem with Samuel Ersson, who has one more year left on his contract. Ivan Fedotov and Aleksei Kolosov also have one more year to go on their respective deals and will compete for playing time.

At 6-foot-5, 209 pounds, Vladar comes to the Flyers after spending the last four seasons with the Flames. He’s coming off a career-high 30 appearances (29 starts) in which he went 12-11-6 with a 2.80 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage.

His best season came in 2021-22, when he went 13-6-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and two shutouts. Time will tell if Vladar is the short-term answer to helping the Flyers stabilize in net.

Last season, the Flyers had an .872 save percentage, the worst in the NHL. The season before that, they were tied with the Senators for the league’s worst mark at .884. It has arguably been the Flyers’ most costly flaw since Carter Hart left the team in January 2024 because of the Hockey Canada sexual assault case.

On Day 1 of NHL free agency, the Flyers also added center Christian Dvorak and defensemen Noah Juulsen and Dennis Gilbert.