Not many people give the Flyers much of a chance in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the class of the NHL, the Washington Capitals.
The Capitals have more talent, better special teams, and a veteran bench boss, Barry Trotz, who has coached 64 more Stanley Cup games than his counterpart, Dave Hakstol.
All of that should trump the added emotion the oh-so-focused Flyers will bring into the series as they play the games to honor their beloved owner, Ed Snider, who died Monday at 83.
Washington won the Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the league's top team, with 120 points, 24 more than the Flyers.