Flyers sign playoff standout Dan Vladar to five-year, $27.5 million extension

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vladar-daniel/AqbXiQ8C/"]Vladar[/a], 28, was a star for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Flyers[/a] during their recent postseason run, putting up four wins with a 2.18 goals against average and .922 save percentage, including two shutouts. [/p][p]He finished the regular season with a career-high 29 wins, 2.42 GAA (career best), and .906 save percentage (tied career-best). [/p][embed guid="895a741f-37d0-4aa1-bdd2-d15424d235ee" url="https://x.com/TSN_Sports/status/2071332778013024435?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]One of Vladar's shutouts this postseason came from 42 saves in a series-clinching win against long-standing rivals, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Pittsburgh Penguins[/a], and the other was a 27-save shutout, also against the Penguins, in Game 2. [/p][p]Vladar will be entering his seventh season in the NHL after a brief rookie stint in Boston and four years in Calgary.[/p][embed guid="4e82e321-bc5e-4c88-b57c-a66cfad6f102" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2js9UCOuQ8&pp=ygUPNDIgc2F2ZXMgdmxhZGFy" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Flyers are coming off their best season in seven years, ultimately getting swept by the eventual Stanley Cup Champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina Hurricanes[/a] during the second round. [/p][p]They're coming off a draft in which they took three defensemen, two goalies (both from the Czech Republic, just like Vladar), and a center ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/2026-nhl-draft-recap-mckenna-the-ruck-twins-the-tallest-player-in-nhl-history/AFZaniPG/"]details here[/a]).[/p]