Aleksei Kolosov has proven that he needed more seasoning and more time to hone in on his development as a Goaltender. Mind you, he is just 22-years of age, so there is no reason to write him off just yet. These type of struggles are typical for young netminder’s, especially those that are trying to adapt to North America.
The Flyers sent Kolosov back to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms a few weeks ago, a Flyers affiliate. Danny Briere said at his mid-season presser, as far as he knew, Aleksei Kolosov was willing to go to the AHL, as needed. There was maybe some doubt that, that would actually transpire.
Kolosov in the end did report to the Phantoms, and hopefully he continues to find his way in North America.
To give Kolosov credit, he has played well back in Lehigh. He has since found a groove, so this recall to the big club is kind of perplexing, given there is only a few weeks left of the season. This depleted with talent, Flyers team, has been disastrous for the past few weeks. Bringing Kolosov back into the mix, or fold is a weird one.
Grant it, Ivan Fedotov has played very bad the past two games, while accumulating a .709 Save Percentage in the process with both games combined.
We shall how this goes, but it will be an interesting few weeks in Flyerland.
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