Kinda crazy day for the Flyers.
For starters, as Eklund wrote earlier, Danny Briere is a definite buyout recipient next week while goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, as I have been saying, remains up in the air.
I reported tonight on CSNPhilly.com that 2 sources say the problem remains the Flyer getting another goalie they really want and feel confident with BEFORE making the Bryz decision.
They need to know they have a deal worked out before they hand out that buyout. If they can't exercise the 2nd buyout, they will make a trade to lose salary.
All of this is connected to the 4-yr, $21 million deal that Mark Streit agreed to today in principle without signing.
TSN broke the story. The Flyers and agent Pat Brisson can't say the deal has happened until they are cap compliant for next season under the "tagging." rules.
Flyers as of game time had said nothing about the deal.
I have been told it's going to be "nuts" next weekend at the NHL Draft as the Flyers wheel 'n deal to get themselves to cap compliance, and begin their overhaul this summer on the defense, etc.
They have no shot at the No. 1 pick but would love to get into the top 5. That is the side issue, however, to shedding salary and maybe changing goalies.
The interesting thing is that LA's Jonathan Bernier today changed agents and is now under CAA - Brisson's agency. You have to think Bernier did that thinking Brisson would have a better shot at getting him to the Flyers since he has Streit, Briere, Claude Giroux and Max Talbot there.
I don't think it is coincidence but I also think Kings GM Dean Lombardi is going to drive a very hard bargain that would have to include Sean Couturier to land Bernier because Dino knows there is a market for this goalie.
Next week is gonna be hell week for reporters and a roller coaster for Flyers fans.
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