When the Flyers announced that they had re-signed Garnet Hathaway to a two-year contract extension just a few hours after the opening of free agency on July 1, a mere blink of an eye after the official signing window opened and with still a full season remaining on his first two-year deal signed last summer, many fans seemed to be surprised by the move. After all, with the Flyers still firmly in their rebuilding period, it seemed a bit curious to lock themselves in with a veteran depth player for three more years when, well, who knows what anything around here is going to look like in three years.
Garnet Hathaway is excited to see this thing out
