PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 25: Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks down against the New York Rangers in the second period at the Wells Fargo Center on March 25, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Tampa Bay Lightning captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup last week while Philadelphia Flyers forwards Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier got some extra time to hit the golf course, an unfortunately common occurrence during their time in Philadelphia.
Hopefully, they tuned into the Stanley Cup Playoffs and caught onto an intriguing statistical trend that needs to be taken into account if the team hopes to rebound from the disappointment of the 2020-21 season.