Brian Elliott, the latest player on a long, ever-changing list of Flyers goalies, says the adjustment period with his new team has been easier than a year ago, when he became a first-time dad as he was starting his inaugural season with the Calgary Flames.
After practices in Calgary early last year, the veteran goalie bypassed some get-togethers with his teammates and happily helped his wife with their new son, Owen. The downside: It took him longer to get to know his teammates.
“It’s just such a change of life when you have a kid, and then you’re going to a new city and a new team at the exact same time,” Elliott, signed as a free agent in July, said during the Flyers’ training camp.