Let’s cut to the chase right away: It was a disastrous, no-good, terrible year for Cam Atkinson, and it might just have been the end of his NHL career.
When the 34-year-old was acquired from Columbus in the Jake Voracek trade, the Flyers hoped that the perennial 20-to-30-goal scorer would continue his scoring ways in Philadelphia, especially once they hired Atkinson’s former coach John Tortorella. But, after a major injury early in 2022, Atkinson’s career as a Flyer was put on hold, and the veteran took the ice in 2023-24 looking to prove he still belonged in the NHL.