Back in October of 2019, which seems like decades ago, I wrote an article discussing the evident change in culture and style that emerged from then newly appointed coach Alain Vigneault at the start of the then normal 2019-20 NHL season.
Out of what was written, the following quote stands out as perhaps the most poignant:
“I know that it is a tried and tested hockey cliché, but the Flyers left it all out on the ice last night and showed some heart. They weren’t just dominating by possession metrics and playing fun, fast, attacking hockey, but they are doing it with a passion.