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Philadelphia Flyers: Three bold predictions for the 2021 season

By Kevin Dickson

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 16: James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers controls the puck against Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens in the third period at the Wells Fargo Center on January 16, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Canadiens defeated the Flyers 4-1. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 16: James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers controls the puck against Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens in the third period at the Wells Fargo Center on January 16, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Canadiens defeated the Flyers 4-1. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Sep 28, 2020; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) hoists the Stanley Cup after the Lightning defeat the Dallas Stars in game six of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports /

The Philadelphia Flyers will reach the Stanley Cup Final

You may think I am crazy, but I 100% believed the Philadelphia Flyers were going to make the Stanley Cup Final LAST season, so why would I change that opinion now?

This team enters the 2021 NHL season incredibly loaded, in fact, overflowing with talent up and down the lineup. This organization has done a fantastic job putting the pieces back together, even if it took them nine freaking years to return to relevance. The fruits of this long arduous rebuild have finally begun to blossom.

Coming off the best season the franchise has seen since all the way back during the 2011-2012 campaign, the Orange and Black are poised to take another step forward this year. Last season’s trip to Game 7 of the second-round was certainly a surprise, however the rest of the league is now on notice and this Philadelphia Flyers team will not have the luxury of being able to sneak up on teams, and that is okay.

Aside from the expected step forward from new face of the franchise Carter Hart (as we have just discussed), the Orange and Black have so many different players who are set to help this team reach new heights. For instance, Travis Konecny is fresh off a career high 61 points in 66 games. He has also improved his point total in each of his first four seasons in the NHL, so naturally you would expect another step forward this year. How about the return of Nolan Patrick? As he has spent the last year+ dealing with migraine issues. Or the return of Oskar Lindblom? As he is now cancer free after his battle with Ewings Sarcoma.

Claude Giroux is set to bounce back, Ivan Provorov is entrenched as a true number one defense-men in the NHL. You can legitimately go on and on with this current Flyers team and why they are set to do great things in 2021.

While it would be amazing if the Orange and Black could get over the hump and win their first Stanley Cup in over 40 years, simply getting to the Final would be an outstanding achievement for a team that appeared so lost with no direction just as recently as two seasons ago.

Philadelphia Flyers: The 2021 season begins two weeks from today. dark. Next

While I am not ready to say the Flyers are going to flat out hoist the Stanley Cup at the end of this season, I am darn sure ready to say they will at least get there.

Buckle Up. This season is going to be fun.

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