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In the latest Mondays with Meltzer edition (Sept. 8, 2025) of Flyers Daily, host Jason Myrtetus and I continue the discussion on defining success in 2025-26. If the Flyers have a “successful season” , what’s entailed?
Jason and I agree the 2024-25 campaign fell short of expectations. It wasn’t just that the team missed the playoffs by a much wider margin than the previous year.
Rather, the club finished the year with roughly the same long-term outlook as it started. The organization aims to move into the next phase — adding rather than subtracting pieces. The team added Trevor Zegras this offseason. That’s a potentially important step, but it’s not enough by itself. To get to the next phase, the Flyers roster significant improvement from within.
Keys to a successful Flyers season
Jason wrote a list of categories defining the key factors for success. We then discussed the key players to make it happen. The categories:
- Biggest positive surprise
- Most reliable player
- Pelle Lindbergh Award (most improved player)
- Top leader
- Bobby Clarke Trophy race (Team MVP)
- Barry Ashbee Trophy race (Top Defensemen)
- Top Forward: offense and all-around
- Most improved team element (ex. PP, PK, goals for, goals against, save percentage, etc.)
- Biggest plus of Rick Tocchet and the new coaching staff
Watch the 44-minute episode below or on the Flyers official YouTube channel
