It was a nice, quiet Monday afternoon. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and little rugrats were laughing in the streets.
And then it was reported that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen was planning on retiring.
Flyers, I believe, spoke with Niskanen again today to make sure he was definite in his decision. Which it looks like he is. Niskanen has also let his teammates know.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 5, 2020
Niskanen retiring significantly changes the Flyers’ offseason plans.