There’s been a substantial amount of change in the Metro throughout this offseason. Top draft prospects Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko have entered the fray while players such as P.K. Subban, Nikita Gusev, Jacob Trouba, and Semyon Varlamov have joined the Eastern Conference division as well. Artemi Panarin also stayed within the division even though he signed with a new team, going from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers.
Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher did make moves to improve the roster this offseason in his own right, although nearly none of the players he brought in carry the same name value around the league as the talent mentioned above.