Philadelphia Flyers: Breaking down potential playoff opponents

Carter Hart and Ivan Provorov, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

There’s a long way before we get to the first round. But it’s never too early to take a look at the Flyers potential opponents.

Whenever the first round of the playoffs start, the Flyers know they will be at least a fourth seed. They can climb up to first seed during round-robin play. But no matter what, they are in the playoffs.

There is a large group of teams that the Flyers could possibly face in that round. It will all depend on the teams that make it through the play-in round. Aside from the top four teams in each conference, eight more teams will make it.

The Flyers can end up playing the Rangers,…