Tied for last in the Eastern Conference with 13 points, the Philadelphia Flyers have seen their offense dry up over the past couple of games. They tallied just three goals total over the weekend in their contests versus the Toronto Maple Leafs and league-worst Calgary Flames. Speaking with team sources on Monday, the Flyers’ offensive struggles are in large part due to the team not going to the dirty areas and getting to the front of the net. This is not a revolutionary observation, as PHLY’s Charlie O’Connor mentioned the same thing in his article yesterday. Specifically versus the Maple Leafs’ hulking blueline on Saturday, I noticed the Flyers’ forwards having a particularly hard time penetrating the middle of the ice and spending far too much time on the perimeter. The Flyers’ forward group is arguably more balanced than we’ve seen since pre-pandemic – but that doesn’t mean that there still aren’t flaws to it. Speaking with sources, the Flyers feel like they lack forwards willing to go to the front of th
