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The Philadelphia Flyers are officially in offseason mode after they were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a sweep at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, who now await the winner of the ongoing series between the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens.

The Hurricanes, who are a perfect 8-0 in the postseason so far, swept the Ottawa Senators before doing the same to the Flyers. Jackson Blake’s goal in overtime of Game 4 at Xfinity Mobile Arena game them the historic win, becoming the first team since the dynasty Edmonton Oilers of the mid-1980s to start the playoffs with an 8-0 record.

Meanwhile, Flyers GM Daniel Briere has several decisions in the weeks and months ahead of how his team is going to look next season. But in the meantime, he’s taken care of an important matter of internal business.

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The Philadelphia Flyers Have Re-Signed Goaltender Aleksei Kolosov To A One-Year Contract Extension

The Flyers announced on Friday that they’ve re-signed goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to a one-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $850,000.

The Belarus native was taken by the Flyers in the third round (78th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft. So far, he’s appeared in a total of 21 NHL games, posting a record of 5-11-1 with a 3.64 goals-against average and a .863 save percentage with no shutouts.

He’s mostly appeared with the American Hockey League affiliate Leigh Valley Phantoms, posting a record of 21-28-3 in 52 total games with a 3.02 goals-against average, a .892 save percentage, and two shutouts.

This represents a depth signing by the Flyers, who have starter Dan Vladar under contract for another season, while backup Samuel Ersson, a pending restricted free agent, is in need of an extension of his own.

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