The Flyers are in rough shape right now, and they are historically bad, a franchise worst, 0-5-2. In the old NHL it would be insurmountable to make up this ground. But, in today’s new NHL with only sitting four points out of a playoff spot, it is possible they right this ship and make playoffs.
Yes, the Flyers are sitting last in the Metropolitan Division. They just lost 4-1 at home to the Carolina Hurricanes on October 11, which set a franchise record for the worst start (previous mark was six winless games, shared by the 1999-00 and 2008-09 teams).
Recent results include:
- 0-7 vs. Pittsburgh
- 2-3 OT at New Jersey
- 2-3 OT vs. Carolina
- 1-4 at Tampa Bay
- 1-2 at Ottawa
- 1-5 at Boston
- 1-4 vs. Carolina
Offense has been almost nonexistent (around 1.1–1.2 goals per game, last in the league), defensive metrics are poor (heavily outshot and out-chanced at 5-on-5), and the goal differential is roughly -20. There are also injuries (including Travis Konecny on IR).
“Fully behind Tocc,” Trevor Zegras said post game. “He does so many things for us behind the scenes. We are disappointed with how these games are going. Like I said, we have the guys in the room turn this thing around.”
Zegras continues, “We have the guys in the room to turn it around, it’s definitely a tough stretch.”
They host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Last season they were a solid playoff team, so this is a brutal early-season skid — but it’s still very early.
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Flyers’ Captain Sean Couturier echoed the same comments as Zegras, “There is no quit. We need to consistently win battles, and play the right way. We have a lot of talent, but we have to work and grind.”
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