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Ilya Bryzgalov might not bolt to KHL if there’s a lockout after all

Philadelphia Flyers v New Jersey Devils - Game Four

NEWARK, NJ - MAY 06: Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Philadelphia Flyers pauses during the closing minutes of a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center on May 6, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Flyers 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Earlier this summer, Ilya Bryzgalov seemed pretty confident that he’d play in the KHL if there was a lockout.

On second thought, he told CSNPhilly.com’s Lisa Hillary that it might not be such a sure thing.

“You know, it’s a tough decision,” Bryzgalov said. “Maybe we’ll return to Russia and find a school for the kids, I don’t know. Maybe we stay here. It’s a family decision. We’ve got to sit together and decide what we’re going to do.”

Breezy gives the impression that he won’t really make that call until the dreaded date of Sept. 15.

Sarah Baicker explains why it could be such a “tough family decision.”

Bryzgalov’s two children returned to school Wednesday morning: son Vladislav started first grade and daughter Valery entered third grade. Certainly, it would be less than ideal for the family to pick up and move to Russia in the middle of the two kids’ school years.

What will Bryzgalov do if he isn’t playing hockey?

Bryzgalov said he has “plenty of things to do,” including “having fun.”

(Hopefully while practicing tiger safety.)