Morgan Frost, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Coming into the season, there was one word that has been continually floated around the Flyers: Depth. With medical clearances for Nolan Patrick and Oskar Lindblom, they finally were able to ice a full team, and players like Voracek, Van Riemsdyk, and Laughton had all been pushed down to the 3rd and 4th line roles. Fast forward through four games though, and that highly lauded depth has taken a very big hit.
The chipping of the depth started even before game one as Shayne Gostisbehere, who was going to start on the top pairing with Ivan Provorov, was relegated to the COVID protocol and has been unavailable since.