There might not have been a better way for the Philadelphia Flyers to open their season than against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Without context, it sounds like an incredibly boring matchup, but those two teams were part of one of the largest blockbuster trades of the summer and a former defenseman had to host his old team to start the year.
Ivan Provorov moved from Philadelphia to Columbus in what appeared to be a desired move for the 26-year-old blueliner. The team and player just didn’t gel well with one another in the end, and the player was shipped out quick enough for the disagreement to not blow up even more publicly.