https://flyersnittygritty.com/lets-get-kraken-how-the-flyers-can-avoid-being-hakd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-get-kraken-how-the-flyers-can-avoid-being-hakd Authentic insider access to the Flyers, Phantoms, Royals ice hockey Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://flyersnittygritty.com/lets-get-kraken-how-the-flyers-can-avoid-being-hakd/#comment-1489 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:51:56 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=39780#comment-1489 Why is it that the Flyers braintrust cannot see that Travis Sanheim is not a capable penalty killing defenseman. He stands next to opponents as they poke pucks in the net that the goaltender is trying to cover up. Either he doesn’t know how to move the opposition out of the way or just is too scared to. I can only hope that when Ristolainen is back Sanheim gets a seat on the penalty kill.
The next time he takes the body on anyone will be the first time. Just noting that if it was Gostisbehere standing next to a forward pushing the puck in the announcers would be all over him. Somehow Sanheim catches a break even though his plus minus was horrendous last year.
You never hear a comment about his aversion to contact.

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