226 – Can the Flyers be better in 2024-25? (With Charlie O’Connor)
Matvei Michkov is here, the roster is almost set, and the league is once again anticipating that the Flyers will not be competitive in the regular season. A perfect recipe to prove NHL pundits wrong once again as this tight-knit group of players looks to take their chemistry and aggressiveness to the next level. With players like Owen Tippett, Joel Farabee, Cam York, Morgan Frost, Tyson Foerster, Bobby Brink, Samuel Ersson, Jamie Drysdale, and others all close to reaching developmental benchmarks, the Flyers could be more competitive than people think. Sure, the team has a lot of question marks entering the NHL season and the risk is high, but there’s a lot to bet on. If the Flyers see 25-50% of their players improve, they could once again exceed all expectations and be in the playoff race all season long. Of course, the Metro Division has become more competitive, but the Flyers could be even more competitive simply because of their young roster, which sends them into next season with the second youngest roster in the NHL. Will John Tortorella and his coaching staff be able to raise the level of play of this team like he has in years past? Time will tell, but he has a lot of players he can influence going forward, and that’s what rebuilding is all about. Building from within and improving each season.
On this episode of Gettin’ Gritty Wit It, Yariv and Vasili welcome longtime Flyers reporter and PHLY star hockey journalist Charlie O’Connor to the show. Charlie is one of the hardest working Flyers journalists in the area and has quickly risen in popularity over the past decade, from blogger to mainstream content creator. We go over the Flyers’ upcoming potential for the 2024-25 NHL season and ask ourselves if they can be better than last season.
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