{"id":470928,"date":"2025-07-01T12:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=470928"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:16:15","slug":"reliable-depth-forward-gets-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/07\/01\/reliable-depth-forward-gets-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliable Depth Forward Gets a New Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, in what could perhaps be seen as an underrated move, a depth forward puts pen to paper. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dvorach01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Dvorak<\/a> signs a new deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/20\/philadelphia-flyers-2025-nhl-entry-draft-potential-movement\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers.<\/a> This contract is for one year at $5.4 million for the next season. For a depth forward, Dvorak provides plenty of upside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christian Dvorak 1 x $5.4M   <\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p>(First tweet had salary backwards)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1940080789485478370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Christian Dvorak Signs a New Deal<\/h3>\n<p>The 29-year-old had only played for two teams ahead of this year&#8217;s free agency. Those two teams were the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/05\/15\/utah-mammoth-world-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/21\/montreal-canadiens-face-decision-with-first-round-selections\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. He&#8217;s totaled 534 career NHL games, with 105 goals and 144 assists for 249 points. It is also noteworthy that he is a career 13% shooter. Moreover, he&#8217;s had varied levels of productivity in his career. He was actually of a half-a-point-a-game pace for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>However, in recent seasons he&#8217;s come back to earth somewhat. For instance, in 2024-25, he played 81 games and had 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points. Still, fairly respectable numbers for a competitive Habs team, one that had many forwards fighting for ice time. Especially so, for ice time in offensive-type situations. That is something that Dvorak doesn&#8217;t get much of.<\/p>\n<h3>What It Means<\/h3>\n<p>He rarely gets out on the power play. Conversely, he was relied on fairly heavily as a penalty killer. This is all the while skating a little over 15 minutes a game. In any case, he&#8217;s reliable, with a bit of offence. An excellent depth forward. That is the type of thing he will bring to your lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Dvorak will now get a chance to contribute somewhere. He&#8217;s done whatever he&#8217;s been asked, but now gets a chance at a new start.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal continues to take its next step in its rebuild. The Habs made the post-season for the first time since the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. It was a good season, but this team is seeking to make a deep run. They aren&#8217;t content with just being happy to be there.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, in what could perhaps be seen as an underrated move, a depth forward puts pen to paper. Christian Dvorak signs a new deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. This contract is for one year at $5.4 million for the next season. For a depth forward, Dvorak provides plenty of upside. 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