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2018-19 Player Review: Corban Knight finally gets his shot, but proves to be more of a tweener than a potential piece

Corban Knight was most certainly a Flyers in 2018-19, that much we can definitively say. As for the results of him actively being a Flyers? Well, there’s a different story.

The longtime AHL journeyman spent the bulk of his time after signing with the Flyers in September of 2016 with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, emerging as a useful tool for coach Scott Gordon. Due to injuries and ineffective play in the Flyers’ bottom six this past season, Knight finally got a longish look at the NHL level — and for his AHL bench boss no less.