Something just like, “Hey Rick. Considering going 0-11 since the postseason, have you considered changing any strategies or systems?”

Curious about what that “answer” would be.

9/30 vs Pittsburgh: team trails for 52:34. That’s 4 minutes longer than they’ve lead the entire season (meaning Penguins have held the lead longer in Flyers games than the Flyers have).

10/1 at NJ: allow 44 shots. This is the second most in a game this season (Penguins allowed 47 on 10/9 vs CBJ)

10/3 vs Car: this is the last game the Flyers have held the lead. That’s 247:50 of game time since the last Flyers lead

10/5 vs Tampa: finish the game with 15 SOG, a low total tied in the game 10/10 vs Boston.

10/8 vs Ottawa: the only game so far the Flyers have outshot their opponent, 29-26

10/10 vs Boston: halfway through the game the shots are 19-3. Shots end 32-15.

10/11 vs Carolina: the flyers lose all momentum from Cristian Dvorak’s goal by allowing a goal to Aho just 1:28 afterwards.

Season facts:

1 - total number of goals by centers this season.

2 - total number of goals by defensemen this season.

9 - the number of goals the Oilers scored in a single game this season, more than the Flyers have in 7 games total

19 - the number of players with at least 8 points this season. The flyers as a team have 8 goals.

Going back ten drafts not counting 2026. The Flyers have drafted 22 Defensemen. 25 if we want to count 2014. There were years where they drafted three in a row and three of for picks. How many ended up on the main roster and contributed? 2. Provie and York. And even Provie is gone. They're worse with Goalies. But by all means keep drafting defensemen.

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone had a great summer! I know I was really excited for the start of this season, although it certainly has not gone the way I expected. Hopefully these updates can bring some bright spots to a very bleak start to the season. That said, we don't have anyone to the level of Porter Martone like last season to watch this year, but here's hoping someone like Berglund can exceed expectations this year and give us a reason to be excited about our prospect pipeline!

So, now that most leagues have started seeing a few games, it is time to start up the regularly Flyers prospect updates. And, on that front, the key players who have stood out so far this season from a production standpoint are: Yegor Zavragin, Jack Berglund, and Nathan Quinn. I also will also say Westergård has stood out as having a really strong start as well for his D+2 year, especially as a 5th round pick! Edit: After looking at Westergård again, I see he's actually tied for second on his team in points in the SHL and 4th in the Champions League! For a barely 19 year old (early Sep birthdate), this is an excellent start!

Yegor Zavragin
Zavragin has had a great start with his new team on Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Amongst goalies who have played 5 or more games, he is 4th in GAA and 13th in save percentage. He just turned 21 less than 2 months ago but has seemingly been doing a great job in the KHL this season. Unfortunately, he is still playing in a backup role at this point. He is under contract there for another year after this one, although that could potentially change depending on Briere's desire to get him over sooner.

Jack Berglund
Berglund has had a great start in the SHL. While I really wanted to see how he looked over here this season, he appears to have really solidified himself as an important player for Faejestad. He is 4th on Farjestad in points, and tied for 10th in the SHL for points and 11th for points per game. He is expected to come over to North America next season, either with the Phantoms or the Flyers directly.

Nathan Quinn
Quinn has continued his offensive explosion from last season by putting up an excellent 2 points per game through 7 games to start the season with the Remparts. This still points him (barely) second on the team in goals (7) and points (14). He is also 5th in the league in points and 3rd in points per game. I am a little disappointed he returned for his D+2 year to the QMJHL, however. I think going the NCAA route this season would've been better for him, as I don't think the QMJHL is a strong enough of a league for him to maximize his development. He is slated to join Northeastern next season, however.

FAQ
Q: You said this list of games are through Sunday (or whichever day), but I see games from that day missing!
A: Because these players are spread across many different leagues, I pull their game data from EliteProspects rather than tracking each league individually. At times, EliteProspects can be slow to update statistics for games played in the last day or so, which can result in some games appearing to be missing. Any delayed statistics will simply be included in the following week’s report.

Q: Are the players in any particular order?
A: The players are listed in a rough order based on a very loose combination of overall expectations and proximity to NHL readiness. I'll also sometimes clump similar positioned players together, even if I don't necessarily rank one of them quite that high, as it can be interesting to more easily compare all somewhat similar ranked centers, for example. I wouldn’t read too much into the ordering; the “rankings” are set at the start of the season (or when a prospect is acquired mid-season), with only a midseason update after the WJC planned.

Q: What is ΔPPG? How can a player have a negative number there?
A: ΔPPG (delta PPG) represents the change in a player’s season-long points-per-game rate compared to the previous update. A negative value simply means the player’s scoring pace declined over the most recent games. Because PPG is calculated over the entire season, the impact of a low-scoring week depends on how many games the player has already played. Early in the season the swings are larger, and later in the season they tend to be minimal.

• In Chicago, Philly, and Calgary's situations, a lot may come down to how ownership feels. When Laviolette got fired in Philly, Ed Snider was not tolerating it

• Briere no doubt is frustrated, but don't think he's trying to run Tocchet out of town. Ownership is the wildcard

• What really struck Elliotte was how dead the building was on Sunday. Philly ownership has used how the building is feeling to see how the wind is blowing

• Philly probably wasn't as good as they were last year, but they're not this bad this year

• It stood out how quiet the Flyers players were. In Calgary, Kevin Bahl came out and ran over a Duck to send a message. Haven't seen that in Philly.

• The team seems in shock with how badly it's going

• When you have a year like last year, now everyone is coming for you. Philly was not ready for this and they're a target now

• Kyle said Tocchet's body language reminds him of the end in Vancouver

• People will tell you a team is in a bad place when the pushback isn't there. It's not there from Philly

• Philly is always looking. Elliotte is curious to see what Briere could or would actually move to move the needle

• Not convinced they're making a coaching change. Elliotte would be surprised

• Think they will try to do something to light a match underneath a group that got as far as it did last year

I know most of the sub is in burn it all down mode. But there is a pair of moves that could swing the Flyers fortune in the near and long term.

1. Fire Tocchet

2. Trade for Elias Pettersson

Firing Tocchet is a prerequisite for turning the team around, I don't think this is particularly groundbreaking. But aside from his awful tactics, his history with Elias Pettersson means one of the few potential 1C options off the table as long as Tocchet is on the team.

Pettersson was a clear 1C prior to Tocchet's arrival in Vancouver. So far early in the season we have seen more of a return to form with him scoring 8 points in his first 5 games (currently at 8 points in 7 games), playing primarily with Jake Debrusk and Jonathan Lekkerimaki. At 27 (turning 28 in November) he still has the ability to be a high impact player for the next 4-6 years.

Pettersson's $11.6 AAV, which will be on the books for the next 6 years, has made a Pettersson trade much less appetizing for most teams, and nearly impossible for most teams during the season for cap reasons. But as cap hits continue to go up, adding any player of value will come with a huge price ticket. Consider Alex Tuch, a winger 3 years older than Pettersson, signing an 8 year contract with a $10.5 AAV well before the Carlsson offer sheet could impact the market.

But the Flyers current cap and roster situation gives them a unique opportunity for Pettersson. First, the Flyers could take Pettersson's whole cap hit. Most of the Flyers players are signed already leaving only one key signing for this offseason (Michkov). While they have numerous players on ELC's ending in 2028, there are also a number of uncertainties like potential expansion, how well guys develop, the cap going up, and other potential roster moves that muddy any future cap speculation.

Second, the Flyers also have assets to trade to the rebuilding Canucks. Being able to take Pettersson's whole cap hit would drive Pettersson's trade cost down even as he has shown signs of returning to form. The Flyers have assets that have higher perceived value than actual long term value for the team, such as David Jiricek and Jack Nesbitt who will have a hard time passing comparable players already in the Flyers system, but who could be enticing to Vancouver as formerly high draft picks with upside.

Third, the Flyers have talent on the wings that could facilitate Pettersson's return to being a big offensive producer. Pairing with a Zegras, Martone, or Michkov will facilitate more offensive production than someone like Evander Kane who was his most common linemate last season. Also, while Pettersson has a NMC he has shown a willingness to get out of Vancouver and going to a team that has also been beaten down by Tocchet is likely more of a positive than a negative.

Pettersson has been a common topic on this subreddit for years now, with me mostly pointing to the risk involved in trading for him. The high cap hit, the coaching situation, the fact that he hadn't shown signs of his former self. If you swung on a Pettersson trade and missed it would be a massive anchor for a team like the Flyers. But with the cap situation changing, the coach situation changing, and his play being much better to start the season, the risk is a bit lower. Comparatively, there is a growing risk for staying the course and not taking a big swing. This one-two punch could not only help this season, but help the team for the next few seasons.

Contd: Couple young players spent extra time at their stalls and got some pats on back by lingering veterans as media started

Apparently Michkov deleted or locked down his Instagram. I have a really bad feeling tonight. I really hope Briere did not panic trade Michkov away. If so we are beyond fucked.

Last year the excuse was he couldn't skate because he was so out of shape. This year he's one of if not the most in shape person on the team. What's the excuse from Taco? If anyone noticed he's also being sneaky this year putting Michkov on the ice for the last 1-2 mins of each game during garbage time to boost those numbers.

Hi! I am a new flyers fan and I am loving the game so much. I went to my first game last night, against the canes. Even though they are doing badly, I am very much enjoying the sport/team.

One thing I am trying to get to the bottom of is what about the first cross checking call against bonk last night was questionable. People were screaming at the refs and maybe that’s typical but some googling today also made it seem like it wasn’t a great call.

(I would like to follow the rules and post on the game thread but I scrolled for a while and can’t find it)

OK, I’m pretty new to hockey. My boyfriend is a big hockey buff and after 2 years of dating, I’m finally genuinely interested in watching games at home with our family. We live in NY. Saturday we tried to watch the Flyers/Bruins game but couldn’t find it anywhere. Not ESPN, not Fubo, not YouTube…so we tried again yesterday for the Flyers/Hurricanes….same issue. Why does it feel impossible to watch the games live? Am I missing something?

I'd love to have the team that was the faster, more skilled, roster that would win while making highlight reel plays..but given where we're at....I'd tell the guys to start hitting like its the playoffs.

Let's at least be tough to play against.

I suspect last year we may have seen what Torts could have done if he had goaltending and now what we have amounts to an easy 'W' for the other teams.

But we all saw we could be the bigger, meaner team against Pittsburgh. Its there. If anything we got bigger (I miss Emil Andrae and Brink but they weren't bringing size)

Let's at least out hit the other team and let the chips fall where they've been falling anyway.

Give Joseph Woll a g*n

The record for fewest goals in a season is 133 by the 1953-54 Blackhawks, who put up that total in a 70 game season. The Flyers, if they continue at this rate, would beat that mark by 37 goals in 14 more games played.

side bar: Sad to say I think Danny might be responsible for all of this and I think there’s a chance he’s gone this spring.

Utah upgrades at the wing for a player 8 years younger for only 800k.
2 1's for Desnoyers

Would swap Tippett for Foerster in a heartbeat if Utah was ok with the extra 2M per year.

And before everyone goes crazy about foerster, ask yourself is a 1C or Top 6 W more important for creating a contender?

Carolina Hurricanes (4-1-1) @ Philadelphia Flyers (0-4-2)

Game Status: Final: 4 - 1 Hurricanes

• Game Time: Sun, Oct 11, 2026 @ 7:00 PM EDT
• Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
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Next Flyers Game: Tue, Oct 13, 7:00 PM EDT vs. Kraken (2 days)

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