The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to turn the corner on the blue line. Travis Sanheim has become a top-pairing defenseman, Cam York is developing into a top-four option, and there are guys like Jamie Drysdale and Oliver Bonk looking to take that next step in the coming years.
However, the Flyers’ depth defensemen perhaps get overlooked a bit at times. Rasmus Ristolainen can be a second-pair guy when healthy, but that’s a big question mark for the hulking rearguard. Nick Seeler brings more than the box score shows, and even Egor Zamula has his strengths.
Hockey analyst Louis Boulet of LB-Hockey recently released a ranking of defensemen in different categories across the board.