There’s never a dull moment with this Philadelphia Flyers squad, huh?
When the Flyers took the ice for warmups ahead of their Presidents’ Day tilt against the Calgary Flames, defenseman Travis Sanheim was suspiciously missing from the ice. Turns out Sanheim, who just signed an eight-year, $50,000,000 contract extension in October, was a healthy scratch in favor of veteran Justin Braun.
Sanheim, selected in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, has posted four goals and 12 assists in 57 games this season.
The decision to scratch Sanheim certainly was a curious one, but Sanheim’s absence didn’t seem to negatively impact the Orange & Black that much in Alberta.