NHL Season Secrets: Uncover the Surprising Strengths, Hidden Weaknesses, and Game-Changing X Factors for Every Team
This season hinges on… The forward group. Philadelphia needed a top center, and Briere traded for Trevor Zegras to be their 1A. Zegras has spent most of his past two seasons on the wing but has indicated that he’s still most comfortable at his natural center spot. The Flyers are counting on that being the case. Because there’s plenty riding on Zegras to help improve last season’s anemic scoring.
Matvei Michkov led the Flyers with 26 goals, and only four skaters hit the 20-goal mark for Philadelphia’s 24th-ranked offense. The Flyers’ putrid power play — 30th overall — was another casualty of too-few scoring threats. It’s not that Philadelphia couldn’t generate chances, but capitalizing on them was a problem. Success depends on that changing.
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