After advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs, the Flyers ran into a brick wall. Alain Vigneault’s triumphant first season in Philadelphia ended in game 7 heartbreak against the Islanders. Rebounding from that was the motive for the following offseason, but sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all.
The Flyers had a very quiet offseason. Outside of the retiring Matt Niskanen being negated by the arriving Erik Gustafsson, the team did very little outside of some internal housekeeping and enjoying an explosive NHL Draft. Some perceived this to be a cause for concern, but with just hours until puck-drop, that couldn’t be further from the truth.