The Philadelphia FlyersTheir final arbitration case was canceled on Saturday. They resigned their defenseman Travis SanheimTo a 2-year contract.
General manager Chuck Fletcher stated that the deal has an annual average value of $4.675 Million and it virtually locks Philadelphia’s roster up for training camp.
While the Flyers may have moved many of their defensemen to other positions on their depth charts this offseason to prepare for the playoffs, Sanheim is one that they did not want to lose. Although Philadelphia failed to make the playoffs due to the shorter season, Sanheim was a strong backline player, scoring three goals and fifteen points. His average time on the ice was 21:53 in 55 of 56 games.
Sanheim was a first round draft pick in 2014. He has had four NHL seasons with the Flyers and has 22 goals as well as 85 points.
Sanheim is a left-handed player and is part a core group on the Blue Line that is now featured. Ryan EllisAnd Rasmus RistolainenThis summer, he purchased it from Nashville PredatorsAnd Buffalo SabresAccording to
Philadelphia’s blue line is the leading one Ivan ProvorovEllis will likely partner Ellis with, who is a highly-rated defenseman and finished the last season with 26 points. Sanheim, who is expected to be on the Flyers’ second line alongside Ristolainen, will play.
Goaltender is the other eligible player for arbitration by The Flyers Carter HartHart, 22, signed an $11.9 million, three-year contract this month. Hart (22 years old) was close to the top of Philadelphia’s problems list last year. Hart finished with a record of 9-11-5 and an average of 3.67 goals against in 27 games.