Matt Niskanen, Philadelphia Flyers (Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)
Niskanen’s last playoffs weren’t his best, but the Flyers defenseman gave everything he had.
By the time the Flyers regular season was cancelled by COVID, I had come around to Matt Niskanen. He was not the player he was five years ago, but did everything in his power to allow Ivan Provorov to elevate his game. Unfortunately the playoffs was a different story. By Game 4 of the Canadiens’ series, Radko Gudas was looking a lot better.
From the time that the Flyers started the playoffs, Niskanen looked out of sorts.