Flyers ink Provorov to 6-year, $40.5M deal

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed restricted free-agent defenseman Ivan Provorov to a six-year contract with an average annual value of $6.75 million, the team announced Friday.

Provorov, 22, is coming off the worst campaign of his three-year NHL career, having posted 26 points and severely negative possession numbers in 2018-19. However, the former seventh overall pick led the Flyers in average ice time for the third straight season and previously flashed offensive potential by recording 17 goals and 41 points in 2017-18.

Provorov's deal is the latest in a flurry of blue-liner signings. The Winnipeg Jets inked Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, $50-million extension on Thursday, while the Columbus Blue Jackets signed their own RFA defenseman, Zach Werenski, to a three-year deal with a $5-million annual cap hit Monday.

The Flyers now have $6.67 million left in projected cap space, according to CapFriendly, with one unsigned RFA remaining in winger Travis Konecny.

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