Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 11:15 AM | 23 comments |
 

Flyers sign former first round goaltender
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The Flyers have signed free agent goaltender Jason Bacashihua, a former first round pick, to a contract, the Daily News has learned.

According to a confidential email released to NHL Players Association members, the two-way deal is worth $525,000 in the NHL and $125,000 in the AHL.

The Flyers have yet to announce the signing. The deal was completed, according to the NHLPA, on July 5.

Bacashihua, 28, was first round pick (No. 26 overall) by the Dallas Stars back in 2001. He has 38 games of NHL experience on his resume, all with the St. Louis Blues, where he posted a 7-17-4 record.

The Dearborn Heights, Mich., native is 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds. It is believed Bacashihua will fill in the gaps on the Flyers' depth chart, most likely as a backup with the Phantoms.

Bacashihua has bounced around a bit over the years, but has spent the last three years in the AHL, mostly as a starter. He was 23-16-3 with Lake Erie last season, posting a 2.29 goals against-average and .917 save percentage. Bacashihua was an astounding 17-3-1 in 2009-10 with Hershey.

He is a veteran of 233 AHL games, holding a career record of 99-103-18 with a 2.81 goals against-average.

EARLIER:
The Flyers have signed Tye McGinn, a fourth-round pick in the 2010 draft, to an entry level contract. McGinn is among the players taking part in the prospect camp this week.

According to capgeek.com, the deal is a two-way contract is for 3 years. McGinn figures to be playing in Adrondack for the Phantoms this coming season.

McGinn, a scrappy left wing, had 31 goals and 33 assists in 42 games with Gatineau in juniors this past season. He also posted 13 points (5 goals) in 14 postseason games.

His older brother, Jamie, plays for the San Jose Sharks.

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Posted by Frank Seravalli @ 11:15 AM  Permalink | 23 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:55 PM, 07/07/2011
    wondering why it says first round goaltender on the front page
    — suckitpens
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:56 PM, 07/07/2011
    ahhhh. there's the update haha
    — suckitpens
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:17 PM, 07/07/2011
    Why does the link on the main page say, "Flyers sign former first-round goaltender"???
    — citylumberjack
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:24 PM, 07/07/2011
    Because he is a former first round pick
    — PhillyFran75
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:18 PM, 07/07/2011
    If he is going to be a AHL backup whats up with backlund and leighton both on on way deals have to be waived to go to the ahl. Sounds like something else has to happen. It just doesn't seem like there is room. Unless maybe someone is being bought out or backlund is being loaned to europe or they are trading BOB and either backlund or leighton is the backup.
    — PhillyFran75
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:56 PM, 07/07/2011
    So he's 40-19-4 over his last two seasons, with a GAA of 2.35 and save% of .915(according to stats at the ahl.com). Pretty good for a backup with the Phantoms, low risk high reward; maybe they can find some team to take on some of the the money they foolishly paid Leighton.
    — drbob1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:21 PM, 07/07/2011
    This is not Steven Stamkos.
    — monty142
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:33 PM, 07/07/2011
    aye, chihuahua!!
    — uncle meat
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:51 PM, 07/07/2011
    Thanks for the relevant update Frank. Good work.
    — philly-born
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:56 PM, 07/07/2011
    These are just depth fill in signings. Leighton will be gone next year, so Bacashihua steps in to the #2 slot behind Backlund. Holmgren is just doing the under the radar part of his job here that every other GM in the league does - these guys will likely never get any significant NHL time other than to fill in for injuries.
    — CTL
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:17 PM, 07/07/2011
    Must be nice to be a minor-league back-up goalie making half a million $ per year. I clearly made some awful career decisions along the way.
    — toph314
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:05 PM, 07/07/2011
    Read the article, Toph; he makes 125,000 in the AHL.
    — JoeJanko
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:45 PM, 07/07/2011
    Even minor league goalies/players who we think "stink" are 10 times better than any normal person and some ridiculous athletes.
    — vvvmetallicavvv
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