As I am sure you are aware, a common lament thrown at the Flyers from a tactical perspective was their tendency to prefer a ‘low to high’ system. Instead of emphasizing a final goal of working the puck towards the slot and behind the net, the Flyers emphasized shooting the puck by any means necessary, with this usually taking the form of shots from the point. For a while, this kind of worked! When Shayne Gostisbehere was originally called up in 2015-16 (yes he played two games in 2014-15 but that was two games, folks), his goals from the blue line helped propel the Flyers into a playoff spot.
Analyzing the Flyers shot quality over the first three games
