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    The Ivan Fedotov contract seems like an overpay -- why the Flyers did it anyway

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    Charlie O'Connor
    April 23, 2024
    Apr 5, 2024; Buffalo, New York, USA; Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) makes a glove save during the second period against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

    The first reaction from most online-active Philadelphia Flyers fans on Tuesday morning upon hearing that pending UFA netminder Ivan Fedotov had indeed signed a the rumored extension that locked him into the team's NHL goalie tandem for next season was: Great!

    The second? "Wait, for how much?"

    A source confirmed to PHLY Sports that Fedotov and the Flyers agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million contract with a $3.25 million yearly cap hit, and the Flyers themselves announced it in mid-afternoon. The Fourth Period's Anthony DiMarco and TSN's Darren Dreger initially reported the details.

    For a 27-year old goalie with all of three games of NHL experience, that certainly seemed a first glanc...

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