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Continuing with the comparison trend, this article will touch on Alain Vigneault and his Stanley Cup seasons with New York and Vancouver. It will compare where the Rangers and Canucks were halfway through their seasons with how the Flyers look halfway through theirs.
Here we are, halfway through the 2019/20 season. The Flyers are hanging onto the last wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. They’re also fifth in the metropolitan division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Things could be much worse.
Head coach Alain Vigneault has taken a team who was 30th out of 31 teams mid-way through last year, and has them in a playoff spot right now.