On July 28th, 2021, general manager Chuck Fletcher and the Philadelphia Flyers brought in veteran defenseman Keith Yandle on a 1-year deal after his 7-year, $6.35 million contract with the Florida Panthers ended.
After adding Ryan Ellis to the defense core only a little over a week before and Rasmus Ristolainen only days earlier, Yandle was a cheap, depth option and an easy add for a team looking to shore up the backend with a player in search of an impressive consecutive games record.
Yandle played 77 games during the 2021-22 NHL season and scored 1 goal and 18 assists for 19 points, the lowest mark of his career with that many games played.