The Philadelphia Flyers currently have eight defensemen under contract, and that is not including any of their five highly regarded defensive prospects, so basically, there are at least 13 defensemen who are probably capable of potentially making their way onto the team’s NHL roster.
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Unfortunately, teams tend to go with a core of six blueliners, rather than 13, so Hextall and Hakstol are going to have some decisions to make in the coming months. Here, I’m going to take a look at what the Flyers’ three defensive pairing could look like when the first puck drops in October.