The Flyers’ power play has been an issue for quite awhile, so much so that it’s almost a punishment when their opponents take a penalty. John Tortorella was brought in primarily to change a complacent culture and promote defensive structure, not to improve the power play. So it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that his appointment as head coach hasn’t really effected a unit that has impressively mediocre for years.
Over the last five seasons, this is how the Flyers’ man advantage has graded out compared to the rest of the league:
- 2018-19: 22nd in the league, 17.