For my money, Jakub Voracek was the Flyers’ MVP last season. On many nights, he was easily their best skater, and yes, I’m including Claude Giroux in that calculation. His start to the season this year with only one goal in 30 games, along with a -11 rating seems inexplicable.
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Voracek signed a massive 8 year, $66 million contract in the offseason based on those performances last year. The contract doesn’t begin until next season, but the Flyers and Voracek are already in bed together no matter what. Therefore it’s everyone’s problem when he’s not producing.