Fantastic Mr Fox?

Today, the Flyers announced the signing of Canadian forward Justin Fox. Fox comes to the UK off the back of a strong ECHL campaign with the Quad City Mallards. Given that EIHL teams are now looking for players with AHL experience and even NHL playing time, how does this signing measure up? This is a question that I posed this morning upon hearing the announcement:

Flyers new signing looks good, the only thing is when a player only has ECHL/CHL experience coming to EIHL it's seen as depth/safe signing.

— Murdoch Hockey Blog (@murdochhockey) July 20, 2015

This season in particular, teams have signed players with decent NHL experience, demand for minimum AHL experience is high now.

— Murdoch Hockey Blog (@murdochhockey) July 20, 2015

However, is this a depth signing? How does he compare to other players who have followed this same recruitment path to the EIHL? Don't worry, I'm not going to got through every signing from the ECHL from every team, ever - mainly because I don't care - what I will do is see how he compares to the previous signings that the Flyers have made since joining the Elite League for the 2011/12 season.
In the ensuing 5 off-seasons, the Flyers have signed 6 forwards who played in the ECHL in their previous season. Those players are: Matt Siddall, Mike Hamilton, Casey Haines, Matt Reber, Chris Auger and Scott Fleming. Based on their season in North America's third tier it may be difficult to straight up make an assumption on how they would fare in the UK's top league. For example, Casey Haines scored 34 points in 54 games for Norfolk Admirals in the 2011/12 season and would put up a remarkable 64 points in only 45 games. This perfectly shows the perils of assumptions in the recruiting process, the ice time for Haines was increased and given his small stature the wider ice pad may have benefited him.
Judging a player on their previous season is difficult, especially when they have played in another league but here goes:

On the face of it, Fox has the best points per game ratio so may well be coming here with the highest pedigree from that league. His numbers are similar to that of Fleming and Auger, who for a variety of reasons did not put up incredible numbers. One thing that is important is that Fox is not a center, he's winger. A winger who - the hope is - with increased ice time could well put up great numbers. A great example comparable could be Matt Reber. Reber scored just 35 points in 55 games for the Stockton Thunder and would go on to score 126 points in just 113 games for the Flyers. 

Have the Flyers signed a superstar for the league? They haven't, but what they have signed is a solid scorer from a comparable league, who with the right linemates could very well put up great numbers in the Old Barn. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing him donning the white, gold and blue.