Injures have hit the Philadelphia Flyers' defense hard this season. Now the question is, what does general manager Ron Hextall do about it? Here is a look at the five top options for the Flyers to help fill the void on the blue line. They can be filled within the organization, via free agency or via trade.
The injuries to the Philadelphia defense started over the summer when veteran Kimmo Timonen was lost due to blood clots. Timonen is out for an indefinite amount of time and may never play in the NHL again.
Just last week, the Flyers announced that Brayden Coburn and Andrew MacDonald would each be out for at least four weeks due to injuries they had suffered.
The Flyers called up highly touted prospect Shayne Gostisbehere from the AHL. "Ghost" made his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings last Saturday, but Hextall left the door open for a possible trade or free-agent signing because he prefers to bring his young defensemen along slowly.
"In a perfect world, you let the kid stay there and play, but we don't live in a perfect world," Hextall told Frank Seravalli of The Philadelphia Daily News. "You know, you come up with a plan and ...
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