The GM of the Flyers, Ron Hextall, likes to get his RFA deals done quickly. And that’s what he did with all of his tendered players this past week. Taylor Leier, Anthony Stolarz, Cole Bardreau, and Alex Lyon were all re-signed. Scott Laughton also re-signed last week, but it’s suspected that he will be playing with the Flyers this season.
Leier, Stolarz, and Lyon were signed to one-year contract extensions while Bardreau and Laughton were signed to two-year deals.
Taylor Leier is entering his 4th season of professional hockey. In 16 NHL games, he has recorded 2 points with 1 goal and 1 assist. Last season, he recorded 37 points in 48 games with the Phantoms. In a brutal 5-game series against the Hershey Bears in the playoffs last year, he recorded only 1 point. In 192 total AHL games, the 23-year old left winger has recorded 117 points.
Anthony Stolarz is entering his 4th season of professional hockey with 7 appearances in the NHL with the Flyers under his belt. In those 7 games, he recorded a .928 save percentage. Spending the majority of the past 3 seasons with the Phantoms, he posted a .911 save percentage in 29 games last year.
Alex Lyon is entering his 2nd season of professional hockey. After ending his Yale University career with a .939 and .936 save percentage in his sophomore and junior years respectively, the 24-year old made the jump to the pros with the Phantoms in the AHL, posting a .912 save percentage in 47 games.
Cole Bardreau is entering his 4th season of professional hockey and his 3rd full season. Since becoming a professional, he has only suited up for the Phantoms. Last year was a down year for the 23-year old forward as he recorded only 24 points in 72 games compared to the 30 points in 54 games he put up in the 2015-16 season. In 141 AHL games, he has recorded 56 points.
Scott Laughton is entering his 6th season of professional hockey. In 109 NHL games, he has only recorded 27 points. The majority of his NHL time has come in the 2015-16 season where he played 71 games and recorded 21 points. In 105 AHL games, he has recorded 69 points. He recorded 39 points in 60 games with the Phantoms last year. In the playoffs, he had 3 points in 5 total games.
The only player that the Flyers issued a qualifying offer to that did not sign is Roman Lyubimov. Earlier this month, he signed a 3-year deal with his former team, CSKA Moscow of the KHL. Mike Vecchione was the final player issued a qualifying offer, and he re-signed.
Originally published on GNGHockey.com