Christian Dvorak makes feelings known about signing $5.4M contract with Flyers despite competing offers from different teams

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Christian Dvorak's comments after signing one-year contract with Philadelphia Flyers (Source: Imagn)

Christian Dvorak signed a one-year, $5.4 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 1. He had interest from other NHL teams, like the Vancouver Canucks, and others, but felt the Flyers were the best fit.

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"There’s a big opportunity with them being a little thin down the middle," Dvorak told reporters via Zoom on Thursday, while mentioning that the Flyers lacked depth in the mid-six forward group. "It felt like a great fit for me, as a guy who plays a 200-foot game, who plays in all situations and wins faceoffs."
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The Canucks were also interested in signing Dvorak this offseason. They reportedly wanted to add center depth and saw Dvorak as a good option.

Dvorak played all 82 games for Montreal in the 2024–25 regular season. He scored 12 goals and had 21 assists. He finished with 33 points and a plus-minus rating of -5.

In the playoffs, he scored two goals in five games against the Washington Capitals. He averaged over 15 minutes of ice time per game, which increased by over a minute in the playoffs.

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Dvorak has played nine NHL seasons. He started with Arizona and later moved to Montreal in 2021. He has played 534 regular-season games in total, recording 249 points (105 goals and 144 assists).

Now, Dvorak will join a center group that includes Sean Couturier and Trevor Zegras. A key reason for joining the Flyers was his connection with coach Rick Tocchet.

"It certainly helps, being familiar with Tocc," Dvorak said. "I know the way he coaches & he helped me out alot in Arizona as a young guy with a really young team there too. He was really good with us and I know he’ll be great with the young guys here in Philly."
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NHL analyst's comments on Christian Dvorak

Initially, some analysts were a little sceptical about Christian Dvorak's high salary for a fourth-line center. Dvorak is strong on faceoffs, good on the penalty kill and can help defensively.

On Saturday, Philly Hockey Now's William James wrote:

"If the Flyers can find a way to get 30 points from their 4C (Dovrak), I’d call that a win."

If Dvorak stays healthy, he can score around 30 points a season. He has scored nearly 30 points (at times over) in five of his last six seasons. Now, that makes the deal more reasonable.

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