Defenseman Ivan Provorov is very happy to be a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, he didn’t seem too happy with the Philadelphia Flyers.
That comes from his first media interview since joining the organization from Ohio.
“There are a lot of good, talented players out there who can play with the puck and I think that will suit my style of play well. I’m very excited about that,” he said of the blues. jackets
Provorov was selected by the Flyers with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 draft and made the leap to the National League a year later. He played a total of seven seasons for this club but didn’t seem to have really enjoyed his final moments at Orange.
“[Avec les Flyers]”We never really had our full training and were always behind,” said the Russian. We didn’t have as much puck as we had in previous years. It’s difficult to create anything on offense when you’re constantly defending. So I am very happy to be playing for this new team.”
The 26-year-old full-back also expects to change his address.
“I felt like given the direction the Flyers were going in terms of a rebuild.”
The Flyers finished the 2022–2023 season second-bottom in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 31-38-13. The only team they defeated was the Blue Jackets, who had a poor record of 25-48-9.