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Columbus Blue Jackets Add Goalie Ivan Fedotov in Trade with Philadelphia Flyers
Ivan Fedotov, 28, traded to Columbus Blue Jackets to alleviate Flyers' overloaded goalie roster; he posted a 3.15 goals-against average and .880 save percentage last NHL season.
- On Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers traded Ivan Fedotov to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2026 sixth-round pick, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported.
- Facing an overloaded Flyers' goaltending chart, the trade removed Fedotov's $3.275 million contract, giving Philadelphia salary-cap and roster flexibility and avoiding placing Ryan Ellis on LTIR.
- Financially, the deal includes Ivan Fedotov entering the final year of a two-year contract with a $775,000 base salary, two $2.5 million signing bonuses, and a $3.275 million cap hit; the Flyers are not retaining any salary.
- In Columbus, Ivan Fedotov joins a goaltending battle for NHL minutes, expected to push for backup behind Elvis Merzlikins, while Jet Greaves is an internal contender as training camp starts Sept. 18.
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Flyers trade goalie Ivan Fedotov to Columbus for pick
The Philadelphia Flyers cleared their goaltending logjam Sunday by trading Ivan Fedotov to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 28-year-old was a seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft by the Flyers who developed late while playing in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. After much consternation and a dispute over Fedotov’s required military service, the Flyers extracted him from Russia. He played three games …
Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus 9-15-2025
Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: Bill Meltzer joins as we look back at the Flyers vs Rangers Rookie Series games. We discuss the players that popped, key decisions to come for Danny Briere, plus we analyze the trade of Ivan Fedotov to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Plus we look through the 2 games with a fine tooth comb at all aspects of what we saw to kickoff the 2025 preseason slate.
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