If this were another year, or another era, or another mindset in the history of the Flyers, the team would enter this offseason with the cool, rational bearing of a man whose pants are on fire.
The team needs scoring on the forward lines. It has two good goaltenders. It has a potential wealth of capable young defensemen. It has prospects on the verge of making the league. This is a team good enough to make the playoffs, and with enough character to come back from a three-game hole against perhaps the best team in the NHL before being eliminated in six games by a 1-0 score.