Overview
- Philadelphia announced Wednesday a two-year, $3 million deal for defenseman David Jiricek, carrying a $1.5 million annual cap hit through the 2027–28 season.
- Acquired from the Wild for winger Bobby Brink on March 6, Jiricek has stayed with AHL Lehigh Valley, where he has two goals and 10 points in 10 games.
- He has not yet appeared in the Flyers’ NHL lineup since the trade, indicating the club is keeping his evaluation in the AHL for now.
- Pro Hockey Rumors reports it is a one-way contract, which pays the same in the NHL and AHL and often sets up a trial with the big club the following season.
- Drafted sixth overall by Columbus in 2022, the 6-foot-4 right shot has 2 goals and 13 points in 84 NHL games and 87 points in 149 AHL games, and his $1.5 million slot would place him among the Flyers’ mid-tier paid defensemen next season.