- Dan Vladar signed a five-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $27.5 million
- The deal carries a $5.5 million cap hit and runs through the 2030-31 season
- Read below for how a career year turned into a long-term commitment
The Flyers aren’t letting their new starter get away.
Philadelphia signed goaltender Dan Vladar to a five-year, $27.5 million extension on Wednesday, the first day he was eligible to sign one. It carries a $5.5 million cap hit.
Vladar had one year left on his old contract, so the Flyers now have him through the 2030-31 season. He arrived in Philadelphia on a modest two-year deal and turned into the answer the team had been chasing in net.
Here’s the announcement:
There’s a full no-move clause for the first two years and a modified no-trade clause after that. That is starter money, not backup insurance.
Vladar earned every dollar. He set career highs last season with 52 games, 29 wins, and a 2.42 goals-against average.
He also dragged Philadelphia back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and held up once he got there.
Vladar met with reporters after signing:
The Flyers have spent this week securing their core. They handed Tyson Foerster an eight-year extension days ago, and now the goalie who carried them into the postseason has his own long-term deal.
Reports had both sides zeroing in on these numbers for days. It’s done now, and Philadelphia has its starter for the rest of the decade.
