If they continue the slide, they'll probably be drafting in the top 10; which could help if they draft wisely. I like the looks of Fabian Lysell, but I'll admit I didn't get to see too much outside of the World Jrs.
I like Giroux and he accepts his diminished role well, but Vorcek needs to go. One way or another. He seems to be the locker room cancer. I don't know this for a fact, but watching his pressers or his titter feed, the dude seems like a total bitch.
JvR to this day pisses me off. Why did they pursue him again? The dude literally has the intensity of grapefruit. He also never seemed to have any desire to play in Philly (I recall his draft year and subsequent refusal to report to the AHL).
Hayes needs to get his undersized helmet knocked off his head and wake up. SO much talent, so much drifting.
My must go list: Voracek, JvR, Yeo, Therrien.
My needs to wake up: Hayes, Sanheim, Myers, Hart
Needs: draft speed and skill up front. Assistant coaches with accountability. A sniper, I don't care if he is a minus -5 every game, score goals! Landeskog comes to mind if the Flyers can shed salary. Something to replace Niskanen- Savard comes to mind, but he has been a train wreck recently.
Maybe that helps, but there is just something rotten to the core with this team. They tried the rebuild and patience with Hextall and this is what they have to show for it. They went all in with Holmgren and there were some great years, but ultimately wound up in cap hell and really screwed the team in the long run.
Perhaps the team could look like:
Landeskog- Couturier-TK
Farabee-Hayes-Frost
Lindblom-Giroux-Laughton
Twarynski- Haula- NAK
Provorov-Savard
Sanheim- Myers
Morin-Gostibehere
Hart-Elliot
***I didn't consider any salary with this as I am playing fantasy GM****