Overview

• Columbus takes on Fedotov’s entire $3.275 million cap hit with no salary retained by Philadelphia.
• Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell said Fedotov provides additional depth, and reporting indicates he is expected to support the AHL Cleveland Monsters pending waivers.
• Philadelphia simplifies its goalie hierarchy, with Sam Ersson and Dan Vladař projected for the NHL and Aleksei Kolosov and Carson Bjarnasson set for AHL Lehigh Valley.
• Fedotov, 28, went 6-13-4 with a 3.15 GAA and .880 save percentage in 26 games last season after arriving from the KHL in 2024.
• The 6-foot-7 netminder’s NHL arrival followed a prolonged saga involving mandatory military service in Russia and IIHF action over conflicting contracts.