Overview
- Philadelphia receives a 2026 sixth-rounder with no salary retained, moving Fedotov’s entire $3.275 million cap hit to Columbus.
- The Flyers gain cap flexibility ahead of camp and clarify their crease with Sam Ersson and Dan Vladar projected in the NHL and Aleksei Kolosov and Carson Bjarnason in the AHL.
- Fedotov, 28, struggled in his first full NHL season with a 6-13-4 record, 3.15 GAA and .880 save percentage in 26 games.
- Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell called the move a depth addition, and reporting indicates Fedotov is expected to support the AHL Cleveland Monsters rather than challenge Elvis Merzlikins or Jet Greaves.
- Fedotov enters the final year of a two-year deal; Columbus takes on the full cap charge, with reports noting his 2025-26 cash salary is $775,000.