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Report: Flyers, D Ivan Provorov Agree to 6yr, $40.5m Deal

By Russ Joy

Published: Sep 12th, 2019 · 8:36 PM EDT

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Yowie Wowie! On the eve of training camp officially opening Friday in Voorhees, the Flyers have reportedly inked their #1 defenseman Ivan Provorov to a 6-year, $40.5m deal. Per TSN’s Bob McKenzie:

Sounds like PHI and RFA D Ivan Provorov have agreed to terms on a six year contract.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) September 13, 2019

$6.75M AAV for Provorov. He reports to camp tomorrow and will sign the contract.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) September 13, 2019

Assuming Provorov can rebound from an up-and-down 2018-19 season and return to his 2017-18 form, this deal will go down as an absolute steal. The Flyers have relied heavily on the young defenseman to the tune of just over 25 minutes per game. Is he a legit stud to lean on PP1? No. Does he do virtually everything else? Absolutely. With a new CBA negotiation on the horizon and a lucrative new TV deal likely, the NHL’s salary cap should rise. In that case, the cap percentage Provorov’s $6.75m will occupy should represent a major coup for the Flyers.

UPDATE: Per Pierre LeBrun, Provorov has some significant guaranteed money coming his way:

$12 M in signing bonus money part of the deal https://t.co/w8YWg2utbp

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 13, 2019

Most importantly, the Flyers will have their most important defenseman at the start of training camp. Now all eyes turn to forward Travis Konecny, who still remains unsigned.

We’ll have more news as it breaks.

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