2011-12 record: 47-26-9 (103 points)
Lost to New Jersey in Conference semi-finals
Captain: TBD
The Flyers took it on the chin when it came to the health of their blue line, and that figures to be the case once again. It began with Chris Pronger, who may have to retire (read: will retire), and it claimed Andrej Meszaros and Andreas Lilja this off-season, with Meszaros out for the year and Lilja missing the first two months of the season. Is it any wonder why the Flyers tried to go after Shea Weber? Their biggest acquisition was Luke Schenn, who will benefit from a change in scenery and the idea of playing alongside younger brother Brayden. Brayden put up decent numbers, but he was hardly the focus of the Flyers' offense, as both Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux emerged as the team leaders. Daniel Briere can still be counted on for the clutch goals, and Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek, Matt Read, and Sean Couturier give the Flyers assurance that their forward production will be good for years to come. Ilya Bryzgalov is the starter, but one has to wonder if the Flyers will ever solve their goaltending problem. Recent starting reject Michael Leighton is the backup, and no one really knows where Bryzgalov's head is when it comes to the big games.
Prediction: 5th in the East
Band: Burzum
Infamous for things other than the music, Burzum has been all over the place and no one really knows what is truth and what is not. The Flyers are equally tough to figure out, and yet like Burzum, the Flyers still have their fans.
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