Capitals Winter Classic Jersey, Holmgren said he expected more out of Bryzgalov next season.
Bryzgalov never quite warmed to hockey-mad Philadelphia and even his own teammates were often left wondering what the Russian was really all about. He had trouble adjusting to the increased scrutiny from media and fans, and even a new style of play in front of him. Bryzgalov had a sensational March with three straight shutouts, and he set a Flyers record with a shutout streak of 249 minutes, 43 seconds. His success just failed to carry over into May.
\"Did he play as good as I expected this year,\" Holmgren asked. \"I\'d probably say, no.\"
In the postseason, Bryzgalov had a 3.46 goals-against average.
\"He is a funny guy to talk to, I don\'t think there\'s any question about that,\" the GM said. \"He\'s got some interesting concepts of life and how to walk down the road of life.\"
Forward Jaromir Jagr compared Bryzgalov\'s struggles in his first season to baseball player Albert Pujols having trouble going from St. Louis to Anaheim. Bryzgalov\'s dry wit made him a hit on HBO\'s behind-the-scenes show \"24/7\" leading into the Winter Classic.
\"Maybe the HBO thing didn\'t help much,\" Jagr said. \"He\'s not shy of the cameras, that\'s for sure.\"
Bryzgalov was the lone Flyer who declined to talk to Capitals Winter Classic Jersey the media on Thursday.
In Philadelphia, that\'s not good enough. And as they move ahead, the Flyers now enter an offseason loaded with questions about the return of key veterans.
Jagr, who won a pair of Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, proclaimed this season his Capitals Winter Classic Jersey most enjoyable in the Capitals Winter Classic Jersey NHL. Yet he stopped short of saying he wanted to return to the Flyers. Jagr credited his agent, Petr Svoboda, a fomer Flyers defenseman, with steering him back to the NHL after three seasons in Russia. He\'s again putting the pressure on Svoboda to find him a new home.
\"I want to play in the NHL. I want to play somewhere,\" he said. \"Hopefully I\'m going to find some team where I can play. I still love the game and I think I\'m going to be better than I was this year.\"
After missing last season with an inner-ear concussion, the 36-year-old scored twice as the Devils ousted the Philadelphia Flyers in five games in Round 2. Not bad for someone who had 23 career goals in 692 regular-season games across a decade-long NHL career.
New Jersey, the No. 6 seed with 102 points in the regular season, will play either the New York Rangers or the Washington Capitals in Round 3 next week.
