Big Little Things Stopped Flyers From Winning

Apr 17, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes (13) wraps the puck around the net defended by Washington Capitals defenceman Zdeno Chara (33) and goalie Ilya Samsonov (30) in the second period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports

In a Flyers season that can only be considered an unqualified disappointment, it is natural to lookback and consider if different decisions would have led to different outcomes. For me, I still look back at the Erik Gustafsson signing as ahead scratching moment especially when Zdeno Chara was still on the market.

Chara may have never been a possibility, perhaps he saw the flaws in the Flyers and…