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The Flyers are entering the final year (2026-27 season) of their long-running buyout payments to Ilya Bryzgalov.
Quick background:
- In June 2011, the Flyers signed Bryzgalov to a 9-year, $51 million contract.
- After two disappointing seasons, they used a compliance buyout in June 2013 on the remaining seven years.
- This turned into 14 years of buyout payments: $1,642,857 per year (paid on July 1 each year), with no cap hit for the Flyers.
The payments run through the 2026-27 season, making 2026-27 the last one. After that, the Flyers will finally be done with this infamous deal.It’s a classic NHL “Bobby Bonilla Day” situation—Bryzgalov hasn’t played for the Flyers (or in the NHL) in over a decade, but the checks keep coming. Many fans and analysts bring it up as a cautionary tale about long-term, big-money goalie contracts.
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