Flyers dman emerging as a ''locker room cancer''
The Philadelphia Flyers had big plans heading into this season, especially after their off season acquisition of Rasmus Ristolainen, who they just inked to a 5-year extension this week. Those off season plans were quickly derailed as the Flyers currently sit last place in the Metropolitan Division. If that isn't tough enough, their failure to complete for the playoffs likely means they'll be forced to trade their Captain, Claude Giroux in the next 9 days.
The Giroux trade will likely mark the beginning of a longer-term style rebuild for the Flyers, but it doesn't sound like every member of the Flyers is happy, because it appears there are problems with at least one other Flyers' dman.
According to FlyersPuckSauce it appears that Ivan Provorov is starting to become a "cancer" in the Flyers' room.
Speaking to various scouts, teammates and management.
We have a big problem hockey fans.
Ivan has become a very difficult player to deal with. He's overly sensitive and the reason he wasn't taken off the PP until last night was because of how he'd deal with it.
His recent press conference where it was perceived he was throwing teammates under the bus instead of taking personal accountability hasn't gone over well at all with teammates.
He and his girlfriend are MASSIVE into social media and check constantly for negative Provy comments and articles.
He feels he is being scapegoated by the fans and by media to the point he has called some out in private. He believes he is a top pair Dman and playing like one and doesn't understand why it is perceived otherwise.
All that said, no one is harder on Ivan than Ivan. The more pressure and heat he puts on himself, the worse he plays and gets off the ice.
I started putting this out there the last few weeks if you've been paying attention and it's now getting worse by the week.
I believe we are to the point that both team and player would likely be fine with a parting of the ways.
We have a big problem hockey fans.
Ivan has become a very difficult player to deal with. He's overly sensitive and the reason he wasn't taken off the PP until last night was because of how he'd deal with it.
His recent press conference where it was perceived he was throwing teammates under the bus instead of taking personal accountability hasn't gone over well at all with teammates.
He and his girlfriend are MASSIVE into social media and check constantly for negative Provy comments and articles.
He feels he is being scapegoated by the fans and by media to the point he has called some out in private. He believes he is a top pair Dman and playing like one and doesn't understand why it is perceived otherwise.
All that said, no one is harder on Ivan than Ivan. The more pressure and heat he puts on himself, the worse he plays and gets off the ice.
I started putting this out there the last few weeks if you've been paying attention and it's now getting worse by the week.
I believe we are to the point that both team and player would likely be fine with a parting of the ways.
This was later confirmed by another members of the media as Steph Driver of Broadstreet Hockey.
The Flyers have also been rumoured to be looking at moving Travis Sanheim so it will be interesting to see if both he and Provorov draw interest in the next week or if these will potentially be off season moves.
| POLL | ||
Will Provorov be traded? | ||
| Before the deadline | 85 | 34 % |
| In the summer | 108 | 43.2 % |
| They will work things out | 57 | 22.8 % |
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