Young defenseman has reportedly fallen out of favour in Philly
The Philadelphia Flyers have had an absolutely nightmare of a season in 2021-22. The team made some significant moves in the offseason in hopes that they could turn their fortunes around this season, but now they've officially hit rock bottom.
Currently bottom-feeders in their division, the Flyers are not likely to get any better when captain Claude Giroux departs either at the trade deadline or as a UFA this summer. If that wasn't bad enough, it appears as though the Flyers may have another issue to address within their locker room.
According to FlyersPuckSauce, there are rumours surfacing that defenseman Ivan Provorov has become a "locker room cancer".
Ivan [Provorov] 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.
As they say, where there's smoke, there's fire, and Steph Driver of Broadstreet Hockey had confirmed this a short time later.
The Flyers could be looking at another massive re-tool this summer, with several major pieces moving to try to shake up the roster and make something happen. If they can't begin to climb out of this funk next season, GM Chuck Fletcher is going to have to do what he's been hesitant to do up to this point. Commit to a full blown rebuild.
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MARS 12 | 156 ANSWERS Young defenseman has reportedly fallen out of favour in Philly Should the Leafs consider trading for Ivan Provorov if he is in play? | ||
| For sure! He's still relatively young | 39 | 25 % |
| We don't need any attitude issues in Toronto | 70 | 44.9 % |
| Only if the price is right | 47 | 30.1 % |
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