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Joel Farabee’s 2023-24 season can be described as up and down, as he finished with 22 goals and 28 assists. He proved that he was healthy enough to withstand the rigors of an 82 game season, following an up and down 2022-23 season that was marred by injury.
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He managed to finish the 2022-23 season with 15 goals and 24 assists, but there was a sense of frustrations at times after a dry spell of points. This type of season was to be expected after having major summer surgery on his neck that Summer. However, Farabee is a perfectionist and he knows his craft well, so when he can’t perform at a level he knows he can play at, a sense of frustrations obviously ensued.
Through all of this, what Farabee has proven to the fans of Philadelphia is that the Flyers should build around him. Drafted by the Flyers in 2018 at 14th overall, Farabee has seen action with the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the big club, where he torched his opponents.
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Farabee’s style of play resonates with Philadelphia and Flyers fans in particular. He plays a 200 foot game, and is just so darn good at killing penalties. It becomes very attractive to stay up with the big club for good, based off those reasons alone. Killing penalties is a crucial attribute to have, and Farabee does it well.
What he also brings his leadership, and that’s made evident time and time again, especially after this weekend. Following the game this past Saturday night, Farabee spoke about sticking up for his teammates, “We are not going to get pushed around,” Farabee saud. “That’s kind of what being a Flyer is about. When you look at the heritage of all the guys the Flyers that were previous. We’re a young team, but we will not be pushed around.”
One of the last lines really resonates with Flyers fans, “That’s kind of what being a Flyers is about. When you look at the heritage of all the guys the Flyers that were previous.” That’s exactly what being a Flyer is about, he gets it and he speaks like a future Captain.
Farabee looks good early in the eason, following points in each game played this season. Farabee has registered one goal and one assist in the early going. He’s got that “Wow” factor back with taking the play up the ice, reading plays properly, and finishing it off with a snipe. Farabee is shooting well, and just looks like a player that is determined to prove his naysayers wrong.
The young 24-year-old in Farabee stayed in Voorhees, NJ all Summer, once again. This time he was fully healthy, as opposed to recovering from an injury. That’s a big difference, especially if one can properly train. Finally, he didn’t have to rehab, so Farabee appears to be ahead the eight ball with the season around the corner.
Philly Joel is in the 2024-25 season. He acts like a leader on and off the ice. That’s something that former Flyer Claude Giroux always thought he would be, a future Captain.
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