Weekly Buzz: A Relatively Average Week For The Flyers

This week’s serving of Philadelphia Flyers news and links from around the web.

The illustrious six-game road trip didn’t end off on a positive note like we all wanted, as the Philadelphia Flyers fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime. The good news is that our guys are now home and beat the Washington Capitals. How exciting! Unfortunately, the same couldn’t be said against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who seems to be a pretty darn good hockey squad.

Steve made some observations from the Carolina and Washington games, noting how different both contests were for the Flyers performance-wise. (BSB)

One of the most significant differences between the 2019-20 and 2018-19 Flyers squads is how they’ve responded when facing adversity, which has been a season-defining quality for the team so far this year. (NBC Sports Philadelphia)

Young players like Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov have helped carry Philadelphia to where they are in the standings through the first half of the campaign, but can others such as Joel Farabee and Philippe Myers also step up during the season’s second act? (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Nolan Patrick has been sidelined since Training Camp with a migraine disorder, which can be extremely difficult to manage, according to a neurologist at Jefferson Health. (Philly Voice)

Speaking of Patrick, our newest contributor Ariel explained why it might be best for both sides if the Flyers were to shut him down for the rest of the year. (BSB)

Our friends over at Section 215 looked at if the currently-injured Shayne Gostisbehere‘s style of play fits with the Orange and Black anymore. (Fansided)

And finally, forward prospect Isaac Ratcliffe hasn’t had the greatest of starts to his first year of professional league hockey but is learning to use his best trait: His size. (Courier-Post)

The Flyers currently possess a 23-16-6 record with 52 points heading into the new week. They’ll face off with the Boston Bruins in their next contest on Monday.