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Thanks to unreliable goaltending, a broken defense and an ineffective special teams, the Flyers’ season came tumbling down, erasing all of the good juju the team had built after the resumption of the 2019-20 season and through the first stretch of this campaign. With this season officially in the rearview mirror, it’s only right to hand out some “awards” as a way to put a bow on this excruciating season (h/t to Jimmy Kempski for the format): The "Is This Thing On?" Award: The Penalty Kill *taps mic* The Flyers penalty kill was miserable this season. A bottom 10 unit, the Flyers looke...

After a sizzling start to the season, Konecny has no goals and just four shots in his last seven games as he tries to balance defense and scoring.

It's also worth noting that the team has played the vast majority of its games without top forward Sean Couturier, the reigning Selke winner who suffered a rib injury in the second game of the season.  He's getting closer to returning (more on that in a minute) and some other players could soon shake off some rust from extensive time away from hockey. Carter Hart hasn't been at his best, and the team's one offseason acquisition, Erik Gustafson, hasn't come close to playing at the level many expected. There are special teams issues and injury concerns. Sure, you can take a glass-half-empty ap...

James van Riemsdyk scored a pair of power-play goals and Nolan Patrick snapped a 2-2 third-period tie as the Flyers outlasted host New Jersey, 5-2, and snapped two-game losing skid Tuesday.

It's still early, and it would be silly to simply throw away all the really good things Philadelphia has done this season because of a few recent missteps. Still, one can only hope they figure their sh** out before this season goes south. Here's the good, bad and ugly from Saturday's one-sided battle: The Good • The Flyers continue to impress by never backing down and rarely losing steam. In the second, after a very bad first period, an incredible save off a flailing blocker from Hart (see the next clip below) created an opportunity for Jake Voracek going the other way. The winger fired a s...