December Heroics for the Flyers

Dec 19, 2023

For the past three season the Flyers have been the forgotten Philly franchise of the big four leagues. During that same stretch the 76ers made three straight appearances in the conference semi-finals. The Eagles made a Super Bowl. And the Phillies played in two National League Championships, one of which led to a World Series appearance. Every since their run to the conference semifinals in the COVID impacted bubble playoffs the Flyers have been on one of their worst stretches in franchise history. All culminating with the firing of head coach Alain Vigneault and GM Chuck Fletcher. Who were replaced with fresh blood in John Tortorella and Danny Briere.

But with all the success of the other Philadelphia sports teams the Flyers have been forgotten about. This can be noted in attendance which saw a drop off of two thousand fans per game from 2019-20 to 2021-22. The COVID restrictions of 2020-21 do not count, and higher ticket prices did play a factor. Along with a drop in team performance while the other Philadelphia teams are contending for championships. Fans in the Delaware Valley turned their attention to the teams that were winning.

This season has been different for the Flyers, they are on a mission to shock the league. At the beginning of the season the orange and black were thought to continue to struggle as they have for the past three years. A team that is at the beginning of a rebuild, lead by inexperienced management, and a hard nosed coach. But the team is playing above everyone’s expectations. The team currently has a 18-10-3 record through the first 31 games of the season. This includes a 7-0-1 record through the month of December. Maybe it is time for fans to once again fall in love with the Flyers. As teams that are currently in the playoffs at the holiday break make the playoffs over 80% of the time.

December Heroics for the Flyers

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