Per ESPN's Pierre LeBrun the Flyers have indeed signed RW Nikolai Zherdev. The 1 year deal will be announced either today or tomorrow once the NHL is finished completing the transfer agreement with Russia's KHL (Kontinental Hockey League).
Quick thoughts; amazingly skilled player who so far has underachieved. Labeled an enigma, mainly because Zherdev is a 25 goal 60 point scorer whos' skill set suggests he should net 40+ goals annualy. I will reserve total judgement until we hear the terms but if the 1yr term is correct that would suggest a lower cap hit on a "prove you are matured" deal.
That being said, IF Zherdev comes in more focused and dedicated, then in my opinion, he is worth whatever the Flyers will pay him. He is THAT good, THAT talented. A born again hard Nikolai Zherdev easily becomes the Flyers most skilled player. Bar none.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=3664&hubname=nhl
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