Man reading all of your comments is cringeworthy. Gostisbehere is a joke. NHL scouting reports came out on him and he vanished, never to return. His little sidestep juke at the blueline was all he had. Just not cerebral enough to adapt and I'm glad he's gone.
Analytics are good indicators, but they don't tell the whole story.
The cost of this signing should tell you all you need to know about what kind of role Yandle will have on this team.
The Flyers gave up assets for Risto and to rid themselves of Gostisbehere. But please, you all are acting like they sold the farm and then some. Draft picks are a gamble anyway and they received a top 4 RHD for it. Top 4 RHD, price is already inflated. So the Flyers have accomplished a few things...
Cap relief...
Upgraded their top 4...
Got a shoot first guy in the top 6...
Changed the culture of the team...
And I feel obligated to say this for the upteenth time, Ristolainen is a work in progress with room to grow and develop. The Sabres are a very poor measuring stick for any talent evaluation. HF people acting like he's not able to perform at a high level in an improved environment. Honestly, I'm starting to think you're all just jealous our GM is swinging for the fences and yours isn't!