It's been a strange two and a half years for Ilya Bryzgalov. From signing a nine-year deal with Philadelphia prior to the 2011-12 season to his views on the universe and polar bears to his buyout from that nine-year deal this Summer, there's been no shortage of interesting things happening as long as he's around. Prior to being picked up by Edmonton a few weeks ago, he was actually signed to play with the Las Vegas Wranglers. Given the Oilers' struggles early in the season, they went out and gave Bryzgalov a one-year deal and sent him to Oklahoma City of the AHL for a couple of games (both were against Abbotsford, and he struggled in the first game, but played well in the second). Apparently, a couple of games was all the Oilers needed before they called him up to the big club, and certainly, his presence will provide even more of a circus in an Edmonton locker room that already includes the neverending saga of Nail Yakupov and a defense that STILL can't stop anyone, though to be fair, the forwards inexplicably have an allergy to back checking.
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