Facing a growing distance between themselves and the contenders in the Eastern Conference standings, the Flyers made a change at head coach, replacing John Stevens with Peter Laviolette. Unfortunately for the new coach, the Flyers lost his debut 8-2.

The Flyers have fluctuated between being a good, average, and bad team the last two-plus seasons. The weaknesses in the roster have been addressed - successfully in my opinion - but the team still seems to be missing something that the great teams in the league have. It is time to consider the possibility that coach, John Stevens, is not the right man for the job.

The Flyers open up their season with back to back wins on back to back nights. The new faces were shining bright, but some familiar faces picked up where they left off last year by carrying the load.