Flyers sign Lukas Krajicek
The Flyers have signed defenseman Lukas Krajicek, an unrestricted free agent, to a contract.
Flyers sign Lukas Krajicek
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren has said for weeks that he has been looking for a depth defenseman to round out his team.
On Friday, he found one – at least for the time being.
A team source has confirmed to the Daily News that the Flyers have signed Lukas Krajicek, who played with Tampa Bay this season, to a contract.
Krajicek, an unrestricted free agent, landed in Philly in interesting fashion.
He was originally
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren has said for weeks that he has been looking for a depth defenseman to round out his team.
On Friday, he found one – at least for the time being.
A team source has confirmed to the Daily News that the Flyers have signed Lukas Krajicek, who played with Tampa Bay this season, to a contract.
. He cleared waivers on Dec. 12 and was sent to Norfolk (AHL).
From there, Krajicek played in 15 games with the Admirals. This week, he decided to leave Norfolk – his last game was Jan. 24 in Lowell – which gave the Lightning the ability to put him on unconditional waivers.
Once he cleared unconditional waivers, the Lightning were able to terminate his contract – making him an unrestricted free agent. The move relieved Tampa Bay of paying any team half of his $1.475 million contract if he was claimed on re-entry waivers.
Krajicek was due to become an unrestricted free agent this summer anyways.
Krajicek, 26, was in Philadelphia on Saturday for the Flyers’ game but did not play. He did, however, accompany the team on their charter flight to Calgary on Saturday night.
Krajicek – a former 1st round pick (2001, 24th overall by Florida) – played in 23 games for the Lightning this season. He had one assist as a minus-4.
The 6-foot-2, 196 pound Czech Republic native has played in 301 career NHL games. The Flyers are his fourth NHL team.
There has been no word yet as to what Krajicek signed for - presumably the league minimum - or how soon he could be in the lineup. Krajicek could replace Ole-Kristian Tollefsen or Oskars Bartulis on Monday night in Calgary.
It turns out that Krajicek's signing was the reason Mika Pyorala was assigned to the Phantoms on Saturday, to make room on the 23-man active roster.
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You never know...Look at Peverley....who'da thought? I am just sayin'.— rockinrob- I can see this guy playing before Tollefsen. He is probably an upgrade in fact.— BobbyD
- Anyways? Really? Was this written by a 12 year old?
- can anyone with sense answer this for me? is this signing a big cap hit, because if so they should send OK Tollefsen to The Phantoms. He is injury pron. and for you guys that can't spell just copy and paste the words it's easy— Mickey_5grand
- can anyone with sense answer this for me? is this signing a big cap hit, because if so they should send OK Tollefsen to The Phantoms. He is injury pron. and for you guys that can't spell just copy and paste the words it's easy— Mickey_5grand
- The Flyers win the cup this year. Period. GO FLYERS.— LuckyDog
- Look, the reality is the Flyers have significant cap issues because of the silly NTC's given to guys like Briere and Hartnell. They just can't move these guys. The Flyers needed another experienced defenseman with the current injuries at that position, and Krajicek is a good inexpensive fit. This guy has size, can pass effectively and skates well. He will be a much better fit than Tollefson in this coach's system. When Syvret returns, the Flyers are going to have a solid final d pairing, as good as anyone elses in the league.— racerboy
- I am stationed down here in Norfolk,Va, and last and I went to watch The Phantoms play The Admirals on Jan 16th...long story short Kevin Marshall looked really good. nobody got past him, but that was the first and only time I've seen him play. I think the Flyers should give him a shot.— Mickey_5grand
