Greg Wyshynski: The Philadelphia Flyers seemed to be about a year away from making a big playoff push, but they also seemed like a team that could surprise this season if their atrocious 5-on-5 offense (fourth fewest goals scored in 2016-17, at 128) and team save percentage (fifth worst in 2016-17, at .901) improved.
So far, the results are intriguing. They're 4-2-0 and their offense looks better. The Flyers are eighth in even-strength offense (3.08 goals per 60 minutes, per Corsica) and are second in goals per game (4.33) through six games -- although, granted, that 8-2 dragging of the Washington Capitals boosted that number.