While the Flyers’ 2023-24 season may’ve fizzled out at the end, their fall from the playoff race gives us a rough of their pre-lottery draft position: 12th overall. That means two things: how weak the Eastern Conference was that the Flyers weren’t eliminated from playoff contention until the final week of the season and still ended up higher in the order than the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, and that the Flyers have a better pick than many of us assumed they would when they were in the thick of jockeying for a playoff spot.
For some, 12th overall would be an indictment of the organization.