The Philadelphia Flyers are closing in on signing goaltender Dan Vladar to a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension that carries an annual cap hit of $5.5 million, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun.
There are some finishing touches to complete the deal, according to LeBrun, and cannot be finalized until July 1.
Vladar, 28, starred for the Flyers last season, going 29-17-4 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .906 save percentage.
He also went 4-6 in the playoffs with a 2.18 GAA and .922 save percentage before his team fell in the second round to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The 6-foot-5 netminder is entering the final season of a two-year, $6.7 million contract that carries a cap hit of $3.35 million. His new contract kicks to start the 2027-28 campaign.
Drafted 75th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2015, Vladar has a career 78-48-23 record with a 2.81 GAA and .898 save percentage split between the Bruins, Calgary Flames, and Flyers.
The Prague native represented his country at Milano Cortina 2026, finishing eighth. He also represented his country at the 2025 World Hockey Championship in a sixth-place finish.
