It’s much more exciting to talk about Ivan Provorov with the Philadelphia Flyers. How good is he? Can he make the team?
At the other end of the spectrum is consideration of a veteran like Andrew MacDonald. A pariah among Philadelphia Flyers fans and hockey analytics geeks, the Flyers parked his $30 million contract in the AHL last season. Will we see that again this year?
The contrast is especially interesting after last night’s preseason game against the New York Islanders. MacDonald and Provorov were paired together for the game, and measured by shot differential, they were the Flyers’ worst pair of the night.