It looks like former Sabres goaltender Martin Biron is in his last few days, with the Philadelphia Flyers. Reports in Philly say the team is going to sign free agent Ray Emery, the former Ottawa Senator, and they will not make an offer to keep Biron when he enters free agency July 1st.

Here’s a link to the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/47186842.html

I have to say I’m sorry to see Biron’s tenure with the Flyers coming to an end.  I think he was a good fit with that team and I was hoping to see him lead the Flyers on a nice long playoff run one of these years.

Biron’s remains one of the most engaging, outgoing professional athletes in North America.   He seems like a good teammate and he’s a fan favorite wherever he goes.  But the Flyers seem to have concluded, as the Sabres did a few years ago, that Marty is not at the top level of NHL goaltenders.  And the Flyers want to get better.

I’m sure Biron will find a new home in the NHL and will be a key player on whatever team he winds up with.  What do you think of the Flyers move?