As a flyers fan myself,

Hayes might be overpaid, but he fits this roster more than MarJo. I am willing to give him a chance even though he is about 1M overpaid.
Braun trade was alright. Just a 2nd would have been ideal, but they were desperate.
I don't think subban's 9M contract is worth it. You might argue Niskanen's contract is worse, and it is, but does PHI really want 5 offensive defensemen?

Ya, I'm willing to see how Hayes plays out. I do agree he's not as overpaid as most think. I just don't think Braun is a good top 4 d man anymore. If we had Subban our only pure OFD would be Ghost and Subban imo.

You really just called braun a scrub smh

He is

Don't think a team like the Flyers were in the running for Mcillerney. He wanted to end his career with a real shot at the Cup.
Hayes? Might be long term disappointment. Could the Flyers sucked it up and done with lesser centres this year and saved long term cap? That would be been my preference though I don't know if Johanson is really a 2C especially for three years.
If Flyes have known. Gardiner was available for about 4.25 X 4, maybe he would have been better choice than would was done.

He's not a scrub and you're not way off, but you're off in the assessment of the team. Hayes was a bit of an overpay, but if he is really worth all of 6.5 mil, what's the difference in the extra 600k. He fits much better on this team than any free agent on the market for what our needs were (strong 200 foot play, can play in all situations, good face off man, big body and hard to get off the puck), plus he is just only 27. His age when his contract expires will still be less than what Joe Pavelski (most people wanted him too) than how old he is right now. We are getting him in the prime of his career and he has only improved year in and year out. Hayes' familiarity with AV is also a positive and the learning curve should not be as big as it would be with other FA's coming in.

MoJo was not a good fit on this team, and definitely not someone who I would trust with 2nd line minutes. Hayes is a borderline 1b center at this time and as I mentioned he is only getting better and just now entering his prime.

Subban is not the answer either, our team couldn't prevent goals last year, we were average at scoring them. We needed defense, not more Dmen who could join the rush, which we already have plenty of. Plus that contract is ridiculous, and for someone who has had chronic injuries over his career, it's not a good gamble. I do love PK Subban and don't get me wrong would love him on my team, but NJ was definitely in better of a position to get him and keep him than we were, with our cap situation and our current defensemen. The names you mention are more flashy, but definitely not necessary.