Monday, April 08, 2013

Mason re-upped by Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltender Steve Mason to a one-year contract extension on Monday.

No  financial terms  were disclosed by the club, but multiple reports state it is for $1.5 million.

Mason  was acquired  at  Wednesday's  trade deadline  from  the Columbus  Blue Jackets  in  exchange for goaltender  Michael Leighton and a third-round draft pick in 2015.

"It's definitely something to look forward to and something to be excited for, but I've got to work for it at the same time," said Mason in a media assemblage. "There's no better organization to be in and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to play in front of the Philadelphia fans. You look at this team, we get everybody back from injuries and it's a great team all around. My goal is to be the best goaltender I can be and in my opinion, that's the #1 goaltender. I know that's going to take a lot of work. 

The  24-year-old  made his Philly debut  in the third period of Saturday's 4-1 loss at Winnipeg.

Mason was due $3.2 million this season before becoming a restricted free agent in  July. Prior to the deal, he was 3-6-1 with a 2.95 goals-against average in 13 games for Columbus this season.

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