The “rebuilding” Philadelphia Flyers have a 28-19-6 record, sitting in third place in the Metropolitan Division with six points of cushion in said spot. With 29 games still left to be played, the Orange and Black will have to play some of their best hockey from here on out if they want to stay in that position — especially since they’re due to lose a few players at the trade deadline on March 8, which will occur when they have 18 contests left to go. We’ll get to that later.
The first important thing to look at is the Flyers’ schedule. What are the strengths of their opponents? Are said opponents teams that the Flyers generally play well against? Do they have a tight window to grind out a lot of games, potentially making fatigue set in? Let’s examine.
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