Let’s not sugarcoat it. The Flyers’ defense was absolutely horrific in both losses to the Boston Bruins.
This is no surprise to any reader. We all observed how ineffective they were at moving the puck, the in-zone turnovers, and the lack of coverage at all situations. This and more was all so incredibly and blatantly evident especially in Saturday’s 6-1 loss, and even the calm and reserved Carter Hart was left frustrated.
The only defensemen who didn’t stand out in a negative way were Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim, and even they didn’t have a particularly good game on Saturday.