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With the Philadelphia Flyers Season All but Over, Fans Look Ahead

By Danny Povlich

Feb 2, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek (93) against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers defeated the Canadiens, 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek (93) against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers defeated the Canadiens, 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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2016–17 Expectations

Philadelphia Flyers
Jan 25, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek (93) celebrates with center Claude Giroux (28) after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. The Flyers won 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports /

The Flyers started the season with largely the same roster as last year’s. While that team did make the playoffs, they did so only because they played their best hockey during the last 20 games and just snuck in. Unfortunately for this year’s team, their 10-game win streak wasn’t enough to gain much ground on the rest of the division, and a hot streak now would likely be too little, too late. At this point, even this modest prediction seems out of reach:

"The Flyers will likely find themselves right on the fringe of the playoffs, fighting for a wildcard spot in early April. (Matt Brauckmann)"

That winning streak inflated expectations, however, which makes these losses that much more disappointing. But it was impressive. And it showed that the Flyers can play great hockey for stretches. I don’t think that they’re too far away from being able to sustain high-level play for an entire season.

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