Phil Varone started his 2018-19 campaign in the AHL with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms following a 70 point year with Lehigh Valley and won the Les Cunningham Award for being the leagues MVP in the previous season. He continued that success, posting 28 points (11 Goals, 17 Assists) 22 games with the club. General Manager Chuck Fletcher called him up to the Philadelphia Flyers roster for his excellent performance and, well, it all went downhill for the 5’10 forward from there.
Varone netted just seven points (3 Goals, 4 Assists) in 47 games for the Flyers while averaging a mere 7:55 Time on Ice (TOI) minutes from former Interim Head Coach Scott Gordon.