BATON ROUGE, (OTHL) -- Nicklas Lidström who was about to become one of the biggest UFA targets in the history of the OTHL this off-season, has decided that his future is still with the Philadelphia Flyers, as he today signed a 3 year deal with his current team. The contract will cost the Flyers almost $35 million dollars over the length of the deal, and it also includes a no-trade clause.
"My family and myself enjoy the city of Philadelphia and this is a solid franchise with a good group of players. We had a slow start to the season, but of late we have showed that we are a team that should be in the mix when the playoffs starts." - Lidström said.
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