Matt Read was probably getting down to the last nerve of many surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers. Read’s career started so well with the Flyers as a 25-year old rookie, but the last 2 seasons he went from a reliabile 20-goal man to a guy struggling to hit 10 goals.
A look under the hood at shot statistics, however, showed Matt Read wasn’t necessarily as bad last season as his meager production suggested. As analyzed in his season review for last season, in terms of shot production he was an effective player last season. By some metrics, it was even the best season of his career.