The Philadelphia Flyers have had a busy offseason. From drafting a potential franchise foundation piece in Matvei Michkov to moving several players off the team, the 2023-24 version of the Broad Street Bullies will be a different squad than the one that hit the ice last year. No part of their team was affected as much by these offseason moves as the team’s defense.
The Flyers defense has been overhauled. Ivan Provorov, long one of the central cogs of the defense has been traded away. Tony DeAngelo, a local boy who was brought in for his offensive abilities last year, has been released and sent packing in a buyout.