We took our last look at the Metropolitan Division in mid July after the dust had settle from the free agent frenzy. There was a trickle of additional moves through the latter part of the summer that shifted the landscape slightly. There are still a few roster decisions to be made with training camps underway, but let’s take a look at how the division is shaping up for puck drop on the regular season.
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Team Synopsis: Philadelphia Flyers – August 18, 2022
The Philadelphia Flyers started the 21/22 season off strong, but it fell off the rails in the second quarter of the season. After jettisoning their long-time captain at the trade deadline, are the Flyers headed for another rebuild?
Metropolitan Division Snapshot: July 22, 2022
The dust has settled on this year’s free agent frenzy and we have a new picture of how the 22/23 season is shaping up. Let’s take a look at how the Metropolitan Division teams have fared since my last snapshot (after the draft) as attention shifts to the remaining RFAs.
Metropolitan Division Snapshot – June 11, 2022
What’s in store for the Metropolitan Division in 22/23? Are the incumbent playoff teams the early favorites? Which teams have the most potential to improve this offseason? Which teams face difficult decision this summer due to their cap situations?
Roster News Roundup: 2022-MAR-11
In the roster news roundup, we take a look at some of the more noteworthy roster moves from around the NHL from the perspective of the current set of models. Read on for insights on moves made since the last roster news roundup post.
Trade Check-in: Gostisbehere+ (ARI) / Future Considerations (PHI) – Jan 2022
offseason. They found one in the Arizona Coyotes, who were busy snapping up all the perceived low value contracts they could to pile up draft picks alongside them. Let’s take a look at how the Gostisbehere trade looks now.
Trade Check-in: Atkinson (PHI) / Voracek (CBJ) – Jan 2022
We don’t see a lot of one for one trades, particularly with higher impact players, but we got one last offseason with a swap between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jakub Voracek headed back to Columbus for a second stint with the Jackets while Cam Atkinson headed to Philly. Let’s take a look at the early returns on the trade.
2021-2022 Preseason Update: October 11
We’ve made it to the eve of a new season. The games count starting tomorrow and we have a pretty good picture of each team as we head into the regular season. Let’s take a final look at the projected standings by division before the puck drop on a new season, along with a review of some of the key player absences as the season gets underway.
Preseason Update: September 26
With the NHL preseason now underway, our view of the 2021-2022 season is getting more clear. While opening night lineups are still fuzzy, there were some notable developments over the first few days of the preseason.
2021-2022 Season Preview: Philadelphia Flyers
background on these models here, along with more on assessing value of contracts here. Today, we’ll preview the Philadelphia Flyers.