It’s still early on in Rick Tocchet’s first season as Philadelphia Flyers head coach, and while there are still some particulars of his system that still need to be ironed out and perfected. But the one thing that seems entirely clear, even this early, is that his team will be playing in a lot of close games.
Through their first 15 games of the season, the Flyers have already played in nine one-goal games, with a 4-3-2 record in those contests. It’s been unbelievably tight, whether the Flyers are winning or losing. They haven’t scored more than five goals in a game thus far, but they haven’t allowed more than five either.