After a much debated rookie campaign, Travis Sanheim’s sophomore season quieted doubters as he rose from the team’s sixth defenseman on the depth chart in October, to their unequivocal number two by the end of December.
In a season that will go down as one of the most tumultuous years in Flyers history, Sanheim’s play is one of the few positives we can look back on. One word that really stands in regards to Sanheim’s 2018-19 campaign is progression. And not only from last season to this season, but on a game level as well.