When the Flyers acquired Chris Pronger in 2009, they did so because their defense was too soft and they needed someone to clear the crease in front of their goalies.
"I wanted a guy who would make life miserable for the other team," then-general manager Paul Holmgren said at the time. "Chris is one of those guys."
Fast-forward to the 2016-17 Flyers. Once again, their defense doesn't play with much of an edge, and their forwards have done a poor job back-checking. Their goalies have struggled, but that has been magnified by the inordinate amount of odd-man rushes and wild near-the-net scrambles they have faced.