The Philadelphia Flyers defense has looked better in the past few games after an abysmal start to the season. There wasn’t really much room to get worse, but they’ve had stretches of strong play – while still having their lapses – over the past week or so.
It’s no coincidence that the improved play has come with the addition of two defensemen to the lineup: Shayne Gostisbehere and Philippe Myers.
Gostisbehere missed the latter half of training camp and the first two weeks of the season. He made his season debut on January 26th in a win against the Devils.