Philadelphia Flyers season preview
It was an ugly 2022-23 season for the Philadelphia Flyers, but now, just like their NBA team, it’s time to “trust the process”. There is a culture shift going on in the city of brotherly love with Keith Jones as the new President of Hockey Operations. This group will be in the basement of the division yet again, but this season is all about building a foundation for the Flyers.
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Offense
Losing Kevin Hayes and James Van Riemsdyk probably isn’t what was best for the Flyers' offensive production, but these moves were necessary. With that said, this team had some health issues last year with Sean Couturier and Cam Atkinson, but those two are fully healthy going into 2023-24. The Flyers had the fourth-worst offense last season, only scoring 2.68 goals per game and they had the league’s worst power play at 15.6%. This team will struggle to score goals again, but there should be some improvement from last year.
Defense
The Flyers weren’t good in their own end last season, but they also weren’t as horrendous as people may have expected. Let’s face it, this is not a very strong blue line, but with John Tortorella as the bench boss, you can always count on this team to compete. The Flyers finished in the bottom half of most defensive metrics last season, like high-danger chances against per 60 (13.31) as well as expected goals against per 60 (3.18). They will most likely finish in a very similar spot this season.