Overview
- Multiple outlets and NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday that a five-year Vladar extension is ‘pretty much done,’ with teams allowed to negotiate before the July 1 roster date.
- General manager Danny Brière publicly called re-signing Vladar a priority and said the organization wants him to remain in Philadelphia after his breakout season.
- Vladar posted career highs in 2025–26 with 51 starts, a 2.42 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage, and he has one year left on a two-year, $6.7 million deal that carries a $3.35 million cap hit.
- Industry insiders project a multi-year contract in roughly the $5.5–$6.0 million per-year range, but the deal cannot be officially signed or announced until the NHL’s July 1 transaction window opens.
- A long-term Vladar deal would limit Sam Ersson’s role as an arbitration-eligible backup and increase the chance Ersson is traded or moved, while giving prospects time to develop in the AHL and creating short-term salary-cap tradeoffs for the Flyers.