The Philadelphia Flyers did not sign KHL free agent Maxim Shabanov, despite months of rumors. But, they could be better off without him.
The electrifying Russian winger decided to sign with a team that wasn’t the Philadelphia Flyers. Maxim Shabanov, the top KHL free agent this summer, after months and months of rumors and reports that he was going to sign with the Flyers, has chosen to sign with the New York Islanders instead.
While it would have cost the Flyers nothing but a contract and a roster spot — since Shabanov wasn’t leaving his childhood team to go play in the AHL — we think that they could certainly be better off not even having to go through bringing the 25-year-old winger on board.