It’s April 3, and the Philadelphia Flyers have officially been eliminated from contention for the postseason. That’s a rare sentence to write.
It might feel like we are in lean times, as the Flyers have now missed the playoffs twice in three years, and just barely made their appearance last year. The team hasn’t really felt competitive in about five years, and it’s clear that among fans, there’s growing impatience with coach Dave Hakstol and maybe even general manager Ron Hextall as the clubs continues to flounder in this terrible position of mediocrity.
Not good enough to contend, not bad enough to get a top draft pick that makes it all worth it.