I think the Flyers did pretty well for themselves. Along with goalies, drafting and developing defensemen has been a glaring weakness for the Flyers. Every blueliner of any consequence in recent memory has been either traded for or pick up as a UFA.
In Samuel Morin they get a huge, physical, mean player with some offensive upside. They also got Robert Hagg in the second round who was projected in a lot of circles to be a first rounder and become a reliable all-around defenseman.
I was certain the Flyers would trade their higher picks for short-term gain but they surprised me and took players they could pay off well in the long run.
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