It was Jamie Drysdale’s first full year with the Philadelphia Flyers and, after an up-and-down stint while dealing with injury last season, the 2024-25 season should be viewed as nothing short of a success.
Of course, there were still hurdles for Drysdale to overcome, as he missed a month early in the season due to injury (though Drysdale’s comments upon returning made it sound as though he could’ve come back a bit sooner than that). The difference between pre-injury and post-injury Drysdale was stark, and we wrote about it in depth back in January. Before the injury, Drysdale was completely lost on the ice: over-leveraged and posting 40.