Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night's game with an analytical eye.
It’s been almost four years since the Flyers selected Samuel Morin with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft. Since then, the team has went from having one of the weakest sets of blueliner prospects in hockey to maybe the best, and Morin shifted from the Flyers’ great hope on defense to merely one of many youngsters with high-end potential. The consensus from the start was that Morin would take time to reach the NHL, but four years stretched even reasonable projections.