Flyers weekly preview week 2

Flyers opponent overview week 2 

 Last week the Flyers opened up the new season with a big road win against the Golden Knights.  They ended up spiting their match ups last week with a 5-2 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday.  This week they visit the Shark Tank and play San Jose.  Then they go to Ottawa and on Saturday they have a home game against the same Golden knights they played last week 
What I saw in those games 

 I saw some great things in those games especially against two very good playoff teams. 
strengths 

 Distributing the puck during the power play 

  This has always been a strength for Philly especially last year but they did not always capitalize on the power play like they did against the Golden Knights

quick Shots 
Contribution from rookies 
This is a great sign for the flyers as having young players like Sanhedrin and hag contribute is a big relief off of the shoulders of the leaders of the team.


Deflecting pucks up front 
This is a great way that  teams can beat good goaltenders like Marc Andre Fluery


Weaknesses 
allowing scoring opportunities during shift changes 

yes that is a big thing that a lot of things do but that first goal for Vegas was just bad.  They will get better at that and it probably is a one time thing.


 Leaving a man uncovered 

  This happened in the Third period of the Vegas game.  They got extremely lucky that the player missed the shot but at about 16:51 to go in the third period one of the defense men had their back turned to the shooter and he took a shot and missed.

Juicy rebounds 
The Flyers allowed a ton of second chance opportunities to their opponents.
Penalties 

 This applies to both games.  Their were many times that their opponent had a 5 on 4 or a 5 on 3 power play.
Tuesday San Jose Sharks

 On Tuesday the Orange and Black have their home opener against the sharks.  The sharks missed the  playoffs last year.  They also split their first two games of the season.






Wednesday  Ottawa senators

 The flyers play their first back to back games of the season on Wednesday they have the Ottawa senators.  The senators also missed the playoffs and they split their first two games.





Saturday Vegas Golden Knights

The final game this week is the Flyers home game against  the Vegas Golden Knights.  These teams met on opening night and the Knights look to get revenge on the flyers by ruining their home opener.




  

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