Everybody Hates Raymond Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 The Flyers have made some major trades in recent years - dealing Jeff Carter, Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk, among others - but a less talked-about move may come back to haunt them. When general manager Paul Holmgren sent backup goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus for three draft picks last June, not many eyebrows were raised. Bobrovsky had seen little time behind Ilya Bryzgalov. But with the strike-shortened season more than halfway over, Bobrovsky has emerged as the NHL’s hottest goaltender. On Monday, the 24-year-old Russian was named the league’s top star of the week after going 4-0 with a 0.77 goals-against average and .972 save percentage. The Flyers received second- (promising goalie Anthony Stolarz) and fourth-round (left winger Taylor Leier) draft selections last June for Bobrovsky. They also acquired a fourth-rounder in the 2013 draft. Bobrovsky, known for his quick post-to-post moves, has an 8-6-3 record with a 2.27 goals-against average and .919 save percentage. Bryzgalov, 32, is 12-11-1 with a 2.77 goals-against average and .899 save percentage. Bobrovsky has stopped five of six shots in shootouts this season, while Bryzgalov has no saves in two shootout attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS40 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 wow,their probably wishing they had traded Bryzgalov instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 They got good draft picks out of him. I wouldn't be mad.. The jackets are a bad team so higher picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 lol one hot week. If he leads his Jackets to the playoffs then we talk, but now its just rubbish. Remember how hot Justin Shultz was his first 5 games? Yea sure buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 lol one hot week. If he leads his Jackets to the playoffs then we talk, but now its just rubbish. Remember how hot Justin Shultz was his first 5 games? Yea sure buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS40 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 They got good draft picks out of him. I wouldn't be mad.. The jackets are a bad team so higher picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizeman Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I dunno. I think hes a good goalie. Maybe Philly was the wrong situation for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Makes up for them getting Couturier and Voracek for Jeff Carter. Though I guess Columbus did get Jack Johnson for Carter, who's going to be great for them. Anyways...this thread needs more BOBROVSKY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bob may be doing well now but I'll wait to see what he does in the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I heard hes a cop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Should have went after Vokoun in 2011 instead of handing out Bryz that monster contract. Vokoun would have been a 2-3 year stop gap to help Bobrovski ease into the league/get confidence/mentor/ for whatever the problem was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 They got good draft picks out of him. I wouldn't be mad.. The jackets are a bad team so higher picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Too early to call this a "haunting". Seriously, one hot streak and an article needs to be written? Sports media and fans love to make a big deal out of nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allkill326 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 wow,their probably wishing they had traded Bryzgalov instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm glad he's gone because it's so fun seeing Bryzgalov get scored on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 So does this mean we feel slightly less bad about our loss to CBJ? He did look more solid than Cory, even if the rest of our team was pretty unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 wow,their probably wishing they had traded Bryzgalov instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 The real problem is giving a goaltender who doesn't seem to care about hockey such a ridiculously long and overpaid contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gumballthechewy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Oooh, those Russians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Kane Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bobrovsky is great, works real hard to improve his game. As a previous poster said, signing Vokoun and developing Bobrovsky would of been the best thng to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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