Sunday: Sam Carchidi of Philly.com reports that Lyon signed a two-year deal worth $750K per year.
Saturday: The Flyers have locked up one of their goaltending prospects, announcing that they’ve inked Alex Lyon to a two-year deal. Lyon had filed for salary arbitration earlier this week.
The 25-year-old spent most of last season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL, posting a 2.75 GAA and a .913 SV% in 27 regular season games. He followed that up with a stellar showing in the postseason, highlighted by an AHL record 94 saves in a game that went to five overtimes in the Atlantic Division Finals.
Lyon also got into 11 games with the Flyers in 2017-18, his first NHL action. He put up decent numbers for his inaugural stint with a 2.75 GAA and a .905 SV% although the team still opted to add Petr Mrazek down the stretch rather than count on Lyon to play as a starter when both Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth were injured.
As things stand, Lyon is set to battle for playing time in what should be a very crowded crease in Lehigh Valley. Anthony Stolarz (also an RFA) is now healthy after missing most of last season with knee issues while top prospect Carter Hart is set to make his professional debut as well. (Felix Sandstrom, while also signed and AHL eligible, is expected to play in the SHL next season.) Although there are certainly question marks surrounding the viability of Philadelphia’s current goalie tandem on a long-term basis, they’re certainly not lacking prospects at that position.
As a long time, LONG suffering Flyers fan it’s nice to have all this “future” goaltending depth. Can we just do something about the current situation?!, I will never understand why they didn’t just give Lyon a go in the playoffs instead of rushing Moose back.
I feel like the Flyers are eternally cursed with poor goaltending. I can’t remember the last time they had consecutive seasons of good-to-great goaltending. I know Mason had one good year when he was there but he wasn’t consistent throughout his tenure.
Hextall in the 80’s
Bryz the bear came close
Oh man, I hope that was sarcastic!? Bryz was a way out their dude which made for fun sound bites but the scars from that signing never healed. The Flyers discoved Bob’s, than move him along to bring in Bryzgalov, ….remembering hurts!
Same here. I’m hoping that they find a way to make sure Lyon starts the season with the Flyers and maybe give him a real shot just in case Moose falters. With a two year deal maybe he’d be a good backup option too next year IF Hart makes the jump to the NHL.