2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

[Rodu58]

teams would line up to snag Fedotov from waivers

 

[ellja3]

1% risk is still a risk, dudes [:

 

[BiggE]

Players who would get claimed on waivers before Fedotov:
Fisto
Nic D
Goldberg from the Mighty Ducks films
The Hanson brothers
The corpse of Howie Morenz

 

[usahockey22flyers]

So we're going w 3 goales @ main squad or will PHI risk waiving Fedotov to AHL?

There is no risk here to be fair - Danny COMPLETELY whiffed on this one.

 

[ellja3]

There is no risk here to be fair - Danny COMPLETELY whiffed on this one.

Yeah, I don't know how you can phrase it like this; there is no magic ball to predict transition from KHL -> NHL, and goalies are voodoo in general. Sure, after he got sent to Siberia, which cannot NOT affect anyone's mental and actual game, the risk got higher, but... It's just another unfortunate chapter in PHI goalie pain, not some sort of Ghost <-> Risto - esque GM blunder.

But that's just my opinion.

 

[CerpinTaxt]

Players who would get claimed on waivers before Fedotov:
Fisto
Nic D
Goldberg from the Mighty Ducks films
The Hanson brothers
The corpse of Howie Morenz

But not Ghost. Not nhl level

 

[deadhead]

Yeah, I don't know how you can phrase it like this; there is no magic ball to predict transition from KHL -> NHL, and goalies are voodoo in general. Sure, after he got sent to Siberia, which cannot NOT affect anyone's mental and actual game, the risk got higher, but... It's just another unfortunate chapter in PHI goalie pain, not some sort of Ghost <-> Risto - esque GM blunder.

But that's just my opinion.

It's a rebuilding move, gamble some cap room on a short-term contract, hoping he'll regain the form he had before he was exiled.

Since they're not using that room for much the next two seasons, and cap room has far less trade value with a rising cap than 2-3 years ago, it's a reasonable gamble.

If it panned out, you had a bridge to the young goalies and a potential trade chip next summer.

 

[ponder719]

teams would line up to snag Fedotov from waivers

I'm prepared to test that theory.

 

[freakydallas13]

It's a rebuilding move, gamble some cap room on a short-term contract, hoping he'll regain the form he had before he was exiled.

Since they're not using that room for much the next two seasons, and cap room has far less trade value with a rising cap than 2-3 years ago, it's a reasonable gamble.

If it panned out, you had a bridge to the young goalies and a potential trade chip next summer.

You think literally every move Briere makes is a rebuilding move, so maybe you're not the best judge.

 

[mr figgles]

Players who would get claimed on waivers before Fedotov:
Fisto
Nic D
Goldberg from the Mighty Ducks films
The Hanson brothers
The corpse of Howie Morenz

Flyers might want to consider Howie. Just lay him across the crease, and he is an immediate upgrade over Fedotov.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Feds was a PR move. Making the boys look good to have saved a hostage, and put them in the good books with potentially other young Russian talent.

I don’t actually blame them for it, but let’s call it what it was.

 

[Curufinwe]

Fedotov gets most of his money as signing bonuses. The first one should have gone to him on July 1st.

https://puckpedia.com/player/ivan-fedotov

	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$3,275,000	$3,275,000
AAV	$3,275,000	$3,275,000
Base	$775,000	$775,000
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,500,000	$2,500,000

 

[Curufinwe]

So a buyout is pointless

Season	Initial	Savings	Cap Hit
2025-26	$3,275,000	$516,667	$2,758,333
2026-27		-$258,333	$258,333