The chance to play a lot more, along with some glowing praise of the city from Jake Voracek, sold Vladar on Philadelphia.

Dan Vladar definitely did his homework before signing a two-year contract with the Flyers last week in free agency.

The 27-year-old signed a two-year, $6.7 million contract on July 1 and is a much-needed upgrade in net for the Flyers.