Dan Vladar

Dan Vladar

27-Year-Old GoalieG
Calgary Flames
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Vladar spent the summer rehabbing hip surgery, which was timed so he could be ready to start 2024-25. Look past his 8-9-2 record from last season and his 3.62 GAA, .882 save percentage and -10.76 GSAx (goals saved above expected), too. Vladar should start the season as the Flames 1A and will mentor young phenom Dustin Wolf as they platoon behind a rebuilding squad. Expectations will be low, but he could deliver league-average totals in a 40-start season. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension with the Flames in October of 2022.
Yields three goals in loss
GCalgary Flames
October 4, 2024
Vladar allowed three goals on 17 shots in Friday's 3-2 preseason loss to the Jets.
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Vladar's last chance to make a case to start Opening Night didn't go particularly well, especially when the Flames played a rare tight game defensively. The 27-year-old netminder finishes the preseason with nine goals allowed on 86 shots, a line not all that different from Dustin Wolf (eight goals on 80 shots) and a little worse than Devin Cooley (five goals on 70 shots). Vladar is likely to begin in the NHL, but with the Flames expected to struggle while also looking toward Wolf as the future of the crease, it's unlikely Vladar will carry much fantasy interest.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Vladar had stretches as the Flames' starter in 2022-23, but he wasn't able to take the job away from Jacob Markstrom altogether. In the end, their ratios ended up about the same, with Vladar posting a 2.91 GAA and an .892 save percentage while going 14-6-5 in 27 appearances. The 25-year-old is in a tricky position -- he's shown enough to stay in the NHL, but his contract would be easier for many teams to acquire rather than pursuing Markstrom. The Flames may want Dustin Wolf to get NHL minutes this year, so Vladar's no lock to immediately step into the starting role if Markstrom gets hurt, assuming the team doesn't make a significant trade. Until more playing-time clarity emerges, Vladar's fantasy value is likely limited to deep formats.
Serving as the backup to workhorse starter and Vezina finalist Jacob Markstrom, Vladar appeared in 23 games for Calgary a season ago. His 13-6-2 record, 2.75 GAA and .906 save percentage were all perfectly reasonable marks for a guy who entered the year with all of five NHL games under his belt. The Flames would likely have to make a trade if Markstrom was forced to miss a significant amount of time, but Vladar proved to be a perfectly capable backup for the club, a role he will reprise in 2022-23. Vladar will be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights next summer.
The emergence of Jeremy Swayman as a high-level prospect allowed the Bruins to ship Vladar to Calgary this past July in exchange for a third-round pick. It's an odd trade considering Vladar is still just 24 years old, but Boston is clearly comfortable with its organizational depth in net. Swayman spent the majority of last year in the AHL where he played well (2.19 GAA, .923 save percentage). Vladar wasn't as successful (3.40 GAA, .886 save percentage) in a brief five-game run with the Bruins. Vladar is the current leader in the Calgary clubhouse to serve as Jacob Markstrom's backup this season, but his fantasy upside remains extremely limited. The Flames would almost certainly bring in help from the outside to assist Vladar if Markstrom suffered any sort of serious injury.
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Tending twine Friday
GCalgary Flames
October 4, 2024
Vladar will start in goal during Friday's preseason finale at home against the Jets, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
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Facing Seattle
GCalgary Flames
September 30, 2024
Vladar will start Monday's preseason game against the visiting Kraken, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
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Tending twine Saturday
GCalgary Flames
September 28, 2024
Vladar will patrol the home crease Saturday in exhibition action against Vancouver, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
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Starting Monday
GCalgary Flames
September 23, 2024
Vladar will patrol the home crease in Monday's split-squad exhibition game versus Edmonton, Salim Nadim Valji of TSN reports.
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Cleared for 2024-25 campaign
GCalgary Flames
September 21, 2024
Vladar (hip) is cleared to start the 2024-25 season after undergoing surgery in March.
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Set to start Tuesday
GCalgary Flames
March 12, 2024
Vladar is poised to take over as the starter against Colorado at home Tuesday after Jacob Markstrom suffered a lower-body injury, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
ANALYSIS
Markstrom was originally confirmed as the starter but has now been ruled out due to his lower-body problem. The Flames called up Dustin Wolf from the minors, but it's Vladar who figures to get the nod instead. The 26-year-old Vladar will no doubt be hoping to bounce back from his seven-goal disaster versus Carolina on Sunday.
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