Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Philadelphia Flyers are parting ways with the eccentric Ilya Bryzgalov.<\/p>\n
The club announced Tuesday that they will buy out the remaining seven years on the 33-year-old goaltender’s contract.<\/p>\n
“I met with Ilya this morning and informed him that we are going to exercise a compliance buyout of his contract,” Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement. “This was a very difficult business decision to make for us and we want to thank Ilya for his time here and wish him all the best moving forward.”<\/p>\n
The news comes less than a week after the Flyers announced their intentions to use the first of their two compliance buyout options on forward Danny Briere.<\/p>\n
Bryzgalov’s time in Philadelphia was brief and tumultuous, featuring bouts of uneven play and memorable quips.<\/p>\n
The Flyers signed the Russian to a nine-year, $51 million contract in June 2011 after acquiring his rights from Phoenix.<\/p>\n
Bryzgalov finished with a 33-16-7 record, 2.48 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 2011-12 while sharing the crease with Sergei Bobrovsky, who was dealt to Columbus following the team’s second-round loss to New Jersey.<\/p>\n
The Flyers missed the playoffs this year, with Bryzgalov going 19-17-3 and posting a 2.79 GAA and .900 save percentage.<\/p>\n
Bobrovsky, meanwhile, went on to claim the Vezina Trophy with the Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n
The move to buy out Bryzgalov will save the Flyers from a $5.667 million cap hit. However, the club will have to still pay Bryzgalov approximately $1.643 million per year for the next 14 years.<\/p>\n
For his career, Bryzgalov has 208 wins with 30 shutouts and a 2.55 GAA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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