Coming into the offseason, General Manager and Team President Chuck Fletcher knew he had to get the Philadelphia Flyers a goaltender to backup Carter Hart for the 2019-20 campaign. He did so in a relatively quick fashion, bringing back veteran Brian Elliott just days prior to the free-agent period getting underway. There was speculation that the team would opt to bring back Cam Talbot instead due to his off-ice relationship with Hart, but the former Edmonton Oilers goalie wanted a chance to start and signed with the Calgary Flames for slightly more money than Elliott.