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There is room for youth on the Philadelphia Flyers defense. The average age of all the Flyers defensemen who have played a game in the NHL this season is 28.4. The two oldest defensemen are Justin Braun and Matt Niskanen. In the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Chuck Fletcher selected a defenseman with his fourteenth overall pick. That selection was a nineteen year old from California, Cameron York.
This season, Justin Braun (32) is receiving $3.8mil and will be an unrestricted free agent in the 2020-2021 season. Shayne Gostisbehere (26) is on a bad contract at $4.