What on earth are the Flyers doing? 2nd and 3rd to give San Jose full cap relief
Acquiring veteran defensemen with cap hits that expire in the next 1-2 years to help add a little maturity to their blue line. I don't hate the strategy for the Flyers but they seem to be getting guys on the downswing of their careers. If Niskanen bounces back and Braun steps up a bit they'll have a formidable blue line.
They've been involved in transactions for three separate defensemen and I think they gave up the one who had the best season in 2018-19. Two years ago the ranking order would have been pretty easily Niskanen > Braun > Gudas but that wasn't the case last season and who knows what next season looks like.