By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers officially have a new man between the pipes.
It was reported by Andy Strickland on Friday that Brian Elliott would sign with the Flyers when free agency opened on Saturday at noon. Elliott has indeed signed with the Flyers to a two-year deal worth $5.5 million, a cap hit of $2.75 million per year.
Elliott spent the 2016-17 season in Calgary, posting a 26-18-3 record with a 2.55 GAA and .910 save percentage. He previously played for the St. Louis Blues for five seasons. Elliott had a strong regular season in 2015-16, posting a 23-8-6 record with a 2.07 GAA and .930 save percentage.
Elliott made his NHL in the 2007-08 season with the Ottawa Senators, playing one game and making 28 saves on 29 shots in his first NHL win. He started 30 games in his rookie season with Ottawa in 2008-09, posting a 16-8-3 record with a 2.77 GAA and .902 save percentage.
He played into the 2010-11 season with Ottawa before being traded to the Colorado Avalanche for the remainder of the 2010-11 season. He started 12 games for the Avalanche, posting a 2-8-1 record with a 3.83 GAA and .891 save percentage.
Elliott’s career started to turn around when he arrived in St. Louis starting in the 2011-12 season. In 36 starts, Elliott posted a 23-10-4 record with a 1.56 GAA and .940 save percentage and had nine shutouts.
Since the 2011-12 season, Elliott has posted a save percentage of .907 or higher and a GAA of 2.55 or lower in each of his next six seasons.
While Elliott’s playoff numbers are a different story, he has been a fairly solid regular-season performer, helping get St. Louis to the playoffs in four of his five seasons with the Blues and helping the Flames reach the playoffs in the 2016-17 season.
In 41 career playoff games and 39 starts, Elliott has a 15-22 record with a 2.60 GAA and .908 save percentage. He particularly struggled in Calgary’s playoff series against Anaheim, allowing 12 goals on 88 shots as the Flames were swept by the Ducks.
One thing Elliott is familiar with is the tandem style of goaltending the Flyers want to use for the short term. Elliott shared the net in St. Louis with Jake Allen and Jaroslav Halak in previous seasons and split time with Chad Johnson in Calgary last season. Elliott has started more than 45 games in the regular season only once in his career with Ottawa in the 2009-10 season, making 48 starts and appearing in 55 games.
While the ability and characteristics are very similar to Steve Mason — some might argue that Mason is the better goalie — Elliott has been willing to work in a tandem. Mason strongly opposed the tandem and wanted to be named a permanent starter. Mason has signed a deal with the Winnipeg Jets for two years at a $4.1 million cap hit.
