Erik Gustafsson, Philadelphia Flyers (Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports)
Is the Flyers Having a Defensively Suspect Defenseman Playing on Their Weak Side a Reasonable Replacement For Matt Niskanen
Shortly after the Flyers had signed Erik Gustafsson my wife found me wandering about the house muttering myself. I was going on about how we already had a left-handed defenseman who had some defensive issues and it seemed redundant to get another one. My wife asked me questions in the same way you would if you were trapped by an old acquaintance who really wanted to tell you about the exciting world of insurance sales, polite surface questions asked with no intention of retaining any of the contents of the answer.