I don't see Coots having a big comeback, he might be a little better, but his age , slow skating and bad back are gonna continue to play a factor in his decline.
The PP can improve only because it's been the worst in the NHL three straight years. Michkov will help somewhat, but It won't improve that much be because we only have one creative center and we do not have a legit playmaking offensive threat from the blue line and we don't even have a dman with a big accurate point shot. Zamula was our best PP shooter,that shows you what a joke this team is. The PP all starts at the blueline and we have no one who can be a catalyst in that position.
Drysdale is horrendous defensively , he doesn't have a big shot, he may help rush the puck, but we don't have enough play driving creative guys to setup our finishers like Tippett and Foerster. York is listed as 6ft and 195, there is no way he's that big, he's more like 5ft 10, 180lbs. He is solid defensively, he is not that great offensively and is a far cry from a #1 dman. The Flyers have miscast players for years and ruined their development by slotting them much higher than their skill dictates.
As far as big trades go, we don't have anyone to trade that is gonna get us the #1 center or defensemen we desperately need, so at best we can make a lateral trade. They talk about trading Farabee, the best we can get for him is another Farabee,so what's the point. He is also our only natural left wing ,so why trade from your second weakest offensive position. Konecny was worth the most in a trade, but it's obvious from the new contract they are keeping him.
As far as Krebs, he's a flop he's done nothing in three years, Perfetti is a right wing, which we don't need and Zegras is a one dimensional player ,Anaheim would want alot for him, they already fleeced us in the Gauthier trade I wouldn't trade for him. We are the last team that needs to be trading multiple assets for one guy.
Goaltending is a big question mark, Fedotov looked big and slow in the net, hopefully he improves. Ersson played well but wore down from overuse.
I do agree we should score more goals with Tippett, Brink,Farabee and Foerster improving and the addition of Michkov. I think the real problem will be the second pair defensemen. Seeler who was never more than a # 6-7 dman had a career season at thirty, in an UFA contract year while playing with Walker ,who helped make him look better than he is. I fully expect Seeler to return to the mediocre dman he always was and Drysdale is a horror defensively, he is not ready for second pair duty. I fully expect Risto to take Drysdales spot on the second pair within less than 20 games.