Three days ago, the NHL Network released a top-20 defenseman list. The list sent Philadelphia Flyers fans into a fit since no one from the team was there. Notably, Ivan Provorov is a defenseman that a lot of people felt should be on that top-20 list. That fell on deaf ears. Was the NHL correct to not include Provorov?
If you are a Philadelphia Flyers fan, you’re likely going to hold Ivan Provorov with more value than the league does. The Philadelphia market considers Provorov a top-15 defenseman. That is a bias. It’s a bias that views Provorov as better than what he truly is in the big picture.