These were the two purposes behind the five signings the Flyers organization made on the first day of free agency across the National Hockey League.

According to NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman, the Flyers have signed forward Christian Dvorak to a one-year, $5.4 million deal.

Dan Vladar signed a two-year, $6.7 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $3.35 million. The 27-year-old goalie was 12-11-6 with a 2.80 ...

More veteran/minor league depth was added before the afternoon was over, including defensemen Noah Juulsen (one year, $900,000) and Dennis Gilbert (one year, $795,000); and center Lane Pederson (one ...

Shortly after the NHL free-agent signing period opened at noon on Tuesday, the Flyers inked netminder Dan Vladar to a ...

Dvorak put in a pretty decent season for Montreal's playoff push last year, and skated for Rick Tocchet while he was the ...

The Flyers got busy quickly on Tuesday, signing three players in the first hour. Vladar will be Sam Ersson's new partner in ...

The NHL's annual free-agent frenzy is underway. The action started a day early this year, with reports of multiple impact ...

Corey Perry’s time with the Edmonton Oilers can be summarized by the saying, “Here for a good time, not a long time,” as he ...

Fantasy hockey impact of players on the move, and the prime roles that open up, as NHL free agency gets moving.

The Flyers added several new players on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about Christian Dvorak, Dan Vladar, and Noah ...

To finish Day 1 of the free agency period, Briere sought out some veteran help up front for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, ...