If you’ve been paying attention to a lot of the talks around the Flyers this season, you may well be tired of hearing about defense. It’s been a weak spot for the Flyers, to be sure, and it’s an issue that needs to be addressed, but while we are here to add a bit to the defense discourse, we’re (mercifully?) not here to talk NHL.
It’s well known that the Flyers do—and have for years now—have one of the deepest prospect pools in hockey. And while it’s hard to deny that the Flyers’ pool is deepest at forward, they certainly do have a handful of exciting defenseman prospects, even outside of the big names, and that’s something that can get buried in some of the larger prospect discussions.