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Saw a study ranking all 32 teams by total hits and total fights, averaged into one number. We came in 3rd at an average rank of 6, behind only Boston and Philly.

So the back-to-back champs played exactly like back-to-back champs are supposed to play, physically, and then missed the postseason entirely in an injury-wrecked year. That's the whole season in one line.

I don't think the identity is broken. When healthy this is still the most miserable team in the league to play sixty minutes against, and the numbers say we kept playing that way even as the roster got shredded. You don't finish 3rd in hits and fights by mailing it in.

But the rest of it is a gut punch. Four of the nine most physical teams missed the playoffs and we were one of them. Carolina won the Cup ranked 27th out of 32 in aggression. Colorado ranked dead last and made the conference final.

Get healthy and this is a non-story next year. Get healthy.

Hello and welcome to the weekly Disassembly room thread! The Blantent Toxicity rule is very lenient in here. This thread is a place for trash talking and complaining.

Here are the only rules of this thread:

1. Fans of all teams are welcome!

2. Trash talk != direct personal insults. Please keep that in mind

3. Still no rooting for injuries

4. No politics

5. Upvote good trash talk

6. don’t downvote just because someone roots for another team

7. Trash talk to your hearts content!

New reports are Quitter is declining contracts that offer 4 years/$13M per season. There is no denying what a 40 goal scorer could do for the Flyers, but I love seeing our players sign fair and team considerate deals that benefit everyone. Everyone on the Flyers feels bought in right now and I’m excited to see what these guys can do over the next 5 years.

Briere wanted to build a culture and Cutter ain’t it. This feels like final closure cuz I’m more glad than ever that Quitter is gone. Let’s go Flyers!

Apart from Quitter or the infamous Goalie.

As has been the case the last few weeks, I have been out all weekend and not a whole lot has been active with the Flyers. Friendly reminder that these threads are meant for anyone on the sub to talk about absolutely whatever in an open forum, Flyers related or not.