Offense On Broad Street: Why The Flyers Should Score More In 2010-11
August 13th, 2010 by Charlie O'Connor Leave a reply »Following the trade of Simon Gagne, many fans have expressed fears that the offense of the Philadelphia Flyers will suffer in 2010. The loss of a two-time 40 goal scorer makes such fears understandable.
However, there is no reason to worry.
The Flyers' offense would surely be stronger if Gagne had remained with the team. But despite his departure, the Flyers will still have a stronger offense in 2010-11 than they possessed during the 2009-10 regular season.
Last season, the Flyers scored 236 goals, good enough for third-best in the Eastern Conference.
Despite that solid performance, many of Philadelphia's top forwards did not perform up to their potential in the regular season.
In fact, the only returning veteran forward receiving top-nine forward minutes who posted numbers approaching his career best totals was Daniel Carcillo.
Captain Mike Richards posted his lowest PPG (points per game) since 2006-07, finishing with 0.76 PPG for a total of 62 points.
Top sniper Jeff Carter regressed from his monster 2008-09, dropping from 46 to 33 goals in 2009-10. ...
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