VOORHEES, N.J. – It took a bit of time but the Flyers got around to adding another goaltender to their roster.
At least, that had been their contention all along.
Shortly after the NHL free-agent signing period opened at 12 noon on Tuesday, the Flyers inked netminder Dan Vladar to a two-year, $6.7-million contract with a $3.35-million AAV.
Aside from that, the Flyers continued their trend of adding centers and defensemen to their team.
The headline deal in that area was the one-year contract tendered to former Montreal center Christian Dvorak, who received a one-year, $5.4-million deal.
Also at center, the Flyer added Lane Pederson with a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000.
On defense, free agents Dennis Gilbert received a one-year contract for $875,000 and Noah Juulsen got a one-year contract for $900,000.
Vladar, 27, is a native of the Czech Republic.
He was selected by Boston in the third round (75th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. For the past four years he has played for the Calgary Flames, appearing in 100 games with a record 47-32-15. Including two seasons with Boston, he has a goals-against average of 2.98 and a save percentage of .895.
Dvorak, 29, was taken by Arizona in the second round (58th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
He played five years for the Coyotes and more recently four years for the Montreal Canadiens.
In 534 games, he has produced 105 goals/249 points.
Gilbert, 28, has played in 111 NHL games with Chicago, Colorado, Calgary, Buffalo and Ottawa. The Blackhawks took him with the 91st overall pick in the 2015 draft.
Juulsen, 28, was Montreal’s first-round (26th overall) pick in the 2015 draft.
The British Columbia native has played for the Canadiens, Florida and, for the past four seasons, Vancouver.
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