The Flyers moved fast in remaking their blue line since the end of last season, but will the changes actually make the unit better or are we headed for more of the same this year.
In all there aren’t too many changes coming on the back end, but GM Chuck Fletcher did swap out Radko Gudas for Matt Niskanen in a trade with the Capitals, and then acquired Justin Braun for a pair of draft picks just prior to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. There was also some addition by subtraction, with Andrew MacDonald finally receiving a buyout to get the Flyers out from under one of their worst personnel decisions in years.