When I first saw a tweet about it, all I could do is laugh. Really? Would, Mr. Universe, Ilya Bryzgalov really return to the NHL?
First of all, he didn’t seem to have much drive anymore. After crashing and burning so hard for the Philadelphia Flyers, but getting paid so much in his buyout to sit around and do nothing ($23 million), his desire to play and excel appeared to be completely gone.
Second, he played like crap when last seen in the league. His final NHL season was 2014-15, playing in 8 games for the Anaheim Ducks.