Flyers coach Dave Hakstol has decided to sit defenseman Evgeny Medvedev for the first game of the team's west coast swing. Is the move as questionable as it seems at first glance?
Through the first two weeks of the season, Evgeny Medvedev exceeded the expectations of most Philadelphia Flyers fans, even after a promising preseason. One three-game losing streak, however, and the team's newest acquisition on the blue line finds himself in the press box.
Flyers coach Dave Hakstol has made the call to sit Medvedev tonight against the Vancouver Canucks, opting instead to dress a defense of Mark Streit, Michael Del Zotto, Nick Schultz, Luke Schenn, Brandon Manning and Radko Gudas.