The Flyers got their offseason going today trading Ryan Parent to the Nashville Predators which is where they got him from in the 1st place, for defenseman Daniel Hamhuis. Hamhuis is a big step up from Parent as the Flyer's 5th defenseman. He's a puck moving defenseman who can play on the power play and on the penalty kill and who can really solidfy a team's blueline. He is however, an unrestricted free agent so the Flyers will have to sign him to a contract before he can officially join the team. They 2 weeks to do so exclusively while no one else can negotiate with him and there's reason they shouldn't be able to get him signed. If they can do so and agree on a contract with free agent Braydon Coburn their defense will be solidified for the next season. That would leave only a goalie and perhaps a winger as needs for the next season, all of which could be addressed by draft day trades.
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