The Philadelphia Flyers have had an active start to the offseason and are starting to trend in the right direction.
It is fair to say that the team wasn't looked at seriously under former general manager Paul Holmgren in terms of contracts handed out (Ilya Bryzgalov) and shipped out (Jeff Carter and Mike Richards), but Ron Hextall has been all business since being installed as GM.
He started the offseason by hiring Dave Hakstol as Craig Berube's replacement to coach the team. He then made some savvy trades and got solid value at the draft.
The Flyers are coming off a season in which they missed the playoffs, but they have the makings of a team that could contend for a wild-card spot in 2015-16 if everything breaks their way.
While they haven't improved as drastically as some of their neighbors in the Metropolitan Division, fans should be optimistic for the upcoming season. With that in mind, here are some grades for their top moves so far this offseason.
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Grading the Top Offseason Moves for the Philadelphia Flyers
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