The 2018 Philadelphia Flyers season has rocky at best. We keep asking ourselves – where art thou Flyers? The team has been plagued by injuries, weak defense and goaltending. What can we expect from this Flyers team in the future as they attempt to gain some sort of identity? We'll get into it this week with our guest Steph Driver, cohost of the BSH Radio podcast, Manager of BroadStreetHockey.com and the NHL Manager of SBNation.com. We'll discuss the talent on the team, and what they'll need to do to become competitive in the division.
But first, on the Brief News & Views segment:
1. How critical Joel Embiid is to this Sixers team. (7:25)
2. Eagles Talk: Barnett's injury, the trade deadline, predictions for Eagles vs. Jags in London. (13:50)
3. Is Temple Football's program back? (22:45)
4. Phillies have a new Director of Player Development. (27:15)
Then we get into our Up or Down segment where we briefly analyze Philly sports figures to determine if their needle is moving up or down. (34:35)
What we're throwing down on the Table this week is an interview with Steph Driver from Broad Street Hockey. We first discussed how this team can break out of its holding pattern of mediocrity. From there, we dove into chemistry on this team and how the constant lineup changes may be a huge issue moving forward. The Flyers' preparation from the start of every game is a clear issue that we discussed at length. Why does the penalty kill still seem to falter after all of these years? Who are the top-9 forwards on this team right now, and what does the goalie situation truly look like for the future? All of this and much more on the Table this week! (42:15)
