PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 18: Ivan Provorov #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks on during the first period against the New York Rangers at Wells Fargo Center on February 18, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Perhaps more than any other Philadelphia Flyers player, the 2020-21 season brought a lot of pressure to perform for Ivan Provorov. After years of being saddled with poor partners and producing weak underlying numbers, Provorov posted the first legitimately great season of his career in 2019-20 alongside veteran Matt Niskanen.
As has been well documented, Niskanen decided to hang up his skates this offseason leaving a huge void on the top pair alongside Provorov.