{"id":44335,"date":"2019-04-09T13:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T17:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=44335"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:33:48","slug":"calgary-flames-artyom-zagidulin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/09\/calgary-flames-artyom-zagidulin\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Flames Sign Goalie Prospect Artyom Zagidulin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a> roll towards the playoff race on the ice, they boosted their prospect pool off of it. <strong>Artyom Zagidulin<\/strong> was signed to a one-year entry-level deal on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calgary Flames are closing in on signing 23 year old KHL prospect goalie, Artyom Zagidulin.  Not done yet, but expected to get done.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\/status\/1111682490350084099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Calgary has officially signed Russian goaltender Artyom Zagidulin to a one-year entry level contract.<\/p>\n<p>Played KHL (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) last season. 12-7-3, 0.924 SV%. Listed at 6\u20192 and 176 pounds. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Flames<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fan960Steinberg\/status\/1115714101672468480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1>Calgary Flames Sign Goalie Prospect Artyom Zagidulin<\/h1>\n<p>With the signing of Artyom Zagidulin, Calgary&#8217;s goaltender joins a relatively shallow pool of fellow netminder prospects. The 23-year-old posted impressive numbers in the KHL this year. While in the crease for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk, he recorded a\u00a0goals-against-average of 1.96 and .924 save percentage. He played in 25 games throughout the year. Following the regular season, he accumulated a 1.70 goals-against-average and .928 save perecentage en route to a conference quarterfinal loss in six games.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means For The Future<\/h2>\n<p>The Flames earned the top seed in the Western Conference with the tandem of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Smith<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rittida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David Rittich<\/strong><\/a>. However, Smith is 37-years-old and in the last year of his contract. The 26-year-old Rittich is also facing free agency. On July 1st he&#8217;ll become a restricted free agent with arbitration-eligible so it&#8217;s a safe bet Rittich will receive an extension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Parsons<\/strong> has been the Flames&#8217; top netminder prospect after lighting it up with the London Knights. However, this season the 21-year-old had an abysmal year with the Stockton Heat and spent most of the season in the ECHL. While Parsons&#8217; 3.16 GAA and .902 SV% isn&#8217;t great, it does bring about some doubts.<\/p>\n<p>Zagidulin should put some of those doubts to rest as he can provide some insurance in case Parsons doesn&#8217;t pan out as planned. According to Darren Dreger, he is a &#8220;legit NHL prospect&#8221; but still needs some time to develop. Assuming his one-year ELC will be spent transitioning to a North American style of play, he will have a chance to prove himself as a formidable backup to Rittich. 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Artyom Zagidulin was signed to a one-year entry-level deal on Friday. Calgary Flames are closing in on signing 23 year old KHL prospect goalie, Artyom Zagidulin. 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