Flames add Russian goaltender to backup Dustin Wolf
The Calgary Flames will have a new backup in net next season after Vladar inked a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers that will pay him US$3.35-million annually.
Shortly after that was made official, the Flames got Russian shot-stopper Prosvetov to put pen-to-paper.
He'll compete with Devin Cooley during training camp for the right to be Dustin Wolf's backup.
'(Vladar) wants to be a starter,' Flames GM Craig Conroy explained. 'He feels like Dustin Wolf came in and kind of stole that spot. He did a great job, Dustin, and Dan did a great job for us but I think he felt there was more opportunity out there and obviously Philly was a spot that was right for him.'
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