Flyers’ Lindblom Priming for Lineup Promotion

Following the 2021-2022 season, the Philadelphia Flyers have many tough decisions to make. A rebound season from Oskar Lindblom makes it easier.

The Philadelphia Flyers have a decent amount of depth. In the lineup are five centers, technically. That flexibility shares a luxury.

Let’s get crazy. Assume Claude Giroux flipped back to center from left-wing. Simply doing so would allow Joel Farabee to the top line, James van Riemsdyk to likely play on the same line with Giroux, and Oskar Lindblom earns more ice time as a top-nine forward. As Giroux and Farabee enter contract seasons, Alain Vigneault would be wise to remove the glass ceiling above Lindblom.

Lindblom will likely remain on the fourth…