Flyers Eye Three Free-Agent Blueliners as Market Takes Shape

The Flyers are already circling defense targets, which means somebody in that front office has the list ready before the market really starts moving. Free-agent defensemen never come cheap, and Philadelphia has to balance need, age curve, and whether the fit makes sense beyond the first month. This is the kind of rumor mill that tells you where a team thinks its holes are, and the Flyers’ blue line has not been a mystery for long.