Charles, with all his love of stats, was as vocal declaring Sanheim a 2nd pair defender as anyone despite years of top pair results. Heck, he wanted to trade him for Kevin Shattenkirk a handful of years ago. Now, he’s saying rebuild averted because of Sanheim? The same guy they desperately tried to offload for Krug? Miss me with this, Chaz.
The Flyers, if multiple pieces in the organization overperform, inarguably need a 1C (THE hardest thing to acquire outside a top 3-5 pick) and a top pair defender. I’d argue more. But these are locks. And they not only need them but they need them contributing at that level within a couple years or their other core pieces age out of their prime. If that sounds pie in the sky, you’re not accounting for Tortorella single-handedly creating Martin St. Louis.