Flyers captain, All-Star MVP Claude Giroux faces deadline decision

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The Flyers welcomed back captain — and freshly minted NHL All-Star Game MVP — Claude Giroux by clubbing their sticks on the ice to rhythmic sounds of "MVP! MVP!" until he skated to the middle of the team stretch.

The Flyers had already warmed up their vocal chords for the moment inside the locker room with "MVP!" chants before Tuesday’s video meeting at practice.

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The Flyers still admire the center who remains, at 34, one of the top players in the league.

"Since I got here this morning, they made me feel pretty special," Giroux said Tuesday. "It's been fun."

Giroux continues to shine, even as the Flyers scuffle at the bottom of the standings, and the three goals he scored over the weekend in the All-Star game was just one more showcase moment for him as the March 21 trade deadline draws close.

His future in Philly is complicated: Giroux would have to waive his no-movement clause as he plays out the final months of his $66.2 million, eight-year contract, and the Flyers could surely get prospects or a first-round pick in return.

Giroux’s salary this season is only $5 million, which would make him easier for smaller-market teams to take on. Boston, Calgary, Minnesota and Colorado are among the playoff contenders that could be in the mix for the All-Star.

Metropolitan Division's Claude Giroux, of the Philadelphia Flyers, waves after the Metropolitan Division defeated the Central Division in the NHL All-Star hockey game final Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

He would become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

"He’s clearly not done," Flyers interim