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How Kevin Hayes became the engine that drives the Flyers

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The 2019-20 campaign has been a rollercoaster for the Philadelphia Flyers. From a mild injury crisis and some subtle panics, and the rise of a potential playoff juggernaut, this season had it all. But if we rewind back 6 months, it’s a little crazy to think how quickly the pieces have all come together.

It was set to be a new dawn for the Flyers. The team fired Scott Gordon and clearly needed a huge revamp after the Hakstol era of going all-in on the youth. A lack of playoff success presented a pressing need to ‘win-now’, and very few coaches are better at getting instant success out of a new team than Alain Vigneault, the 21st Head Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.