Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 9:11 AM | 43 comments |
 

Nabokov, Flyers talking, but....
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   LOS ANGELES _ The Flyers have been given permission to talk with the agent for San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov and try to make a deal before the free-agency period starts on Thursday.

   But a soucre close to the situation said he was "not optimistic" that a deal could be reached prior to Thursday.

    In other words, Nabokov is expected to test the free-agent waters, and the Flyers will be among a handful of suitors.

    If the Flyers do sign Nabokov before Thursday, they would probably have to give San Jose a late pick in the 2011 draft. The source said no compensation has been decided upon, and he denied an Internet report that the Flyers would give a seventh-round pick if they signed Nabokov prior to Thursday.

    
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:48 AM, 06/27/2010
    Nabokov would be nice.
    — Nitroglycerin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:14 AM, 06/27/2010
    Bernier would be better
    — The Reddgie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:54 AM, 06/27/2010
    We have a Goalie. I don't understand.
    — michaeldhockeyguy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:22 AM, 06/27/2010
    Michaeldhockeyguy Soft goals in playoffs kill your team.
    — joepir
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:41 AM, 06/27/2010
    Yes...we have a 'backup goalie'...however, Nabakov is NOT the answer unless we can get him cheap and for a short term...2 years max.
    — Marcus Hooke
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:59 AM, 06/27/2010
    Mixed emotions on Nabakov.....he's better than what we have now, but it continues the trend of getting aging goalies beyong their prime. The Flyers are notorious for grabbing over the hill goalies like Beezer, Hackett, Cechmanek.....is Nabokov better than that???
    — Tar Heel 1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:21 PM, 06/27/2010
    Nabokov is way better than anyone we have. Sign him up!!
    — seaonasdad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:21 PM, 06/27/2010
    Nabokov is way better than anyone we have. Sign him up!!
    — seaonasdad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:28 PM, 06/27/2010
    There isn't any reasonable way to sign him before July 1st. One of the keys to the Flyers' interest is signing him to an "over 35" contract that can be a low cap hit with non-cap incentives. However he doesn't turn 35 until July 25th. This is gonna drag even if they reach a deal in principle.
    — GNIKGNARLY
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:32 PM, 06/27/2010
    Hey, the economy isn't that great. These guys should be happy to get what they get, like the rest of us. Be happy you're employed.
    — road515
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:46 PM, 06/27/2010
    really road? these guys don't live in our world,look at Howards 125 million,just ain't right.
    — bdawkisgod
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:47 PM, 06/27/2010
    Nabokov interim until Sergei Bobrovsky is ready.
    — Romus
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:55 PM, 06/27/2010
    Really. This is the NHL, there is a salary cap. There are too many teams in the NHL. the league may be looking at contraction in the near future.
    — road515
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:18 PM, 06/27/2010
    We don't have a good goalie though!!!
    — faithfullyflyers


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About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi is in his fourth year as the Flyers' beat reporter. He became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat.

Carchidi has written three books _ the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He also contributed to a 1993 Inquirer book on the Phillies.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah with his wife, JoAnn, and their two children, Sara and Sammy.

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