The Flyers did not quality for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but just because they missed out doesn’t mean that they can’t learn a thing or two from the teams that did end up making the dance.
So far, eight teams have been eliminated and we have one takeaway from each team’s first-round failure that impacts the Flyers going forward as GM Chuck Fletcher and new coach Alain Vigneault look to put an end to the franchise’s lengthly Stanley Cup drought.
The hallmark of the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Penguins teams was their speed, and the ability to turn a game because of it.