Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Vladimir Tarasenko question hops from team to team it seems lately. Tarasenko scored just four times in 24 games last year. He has had three shoulder surgeries but is only 29. Philadelphia needs a little scoring punch. What do you do if you are Chuck Fletcher?
Is it worth the risk? How a team handled the surgeries matters little if the player cannot contribute close to his former self. Tarasenko is a perennial 30-goal scorer in the NHL. Other teams are supposedly hot on the trail of the Russian sniper.