Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus 9-9-2026 Setting Flyers Preseason Expectations

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: Time for the Preseason Setting of Flyers Expectations for the 2026-2027 season.  Expectations have been set based on the elements of the definition of the word "Expectations" expectation/ˌekˌspekˈtāSHən/Expectation means a strong belief or mental picture that something will or should happen in the future. Common PhrasesExceed expectations: Perform better than what was hoped or planned.Fall short: Fail to meet the planned standard or goal.Manage expectations: Adjust people's hopes or beliefs to make a realistic outcome easier to accept

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: Back at it with a Special Labor Day #AskBilly edition as Flyers Hockey makes its return this week with Rookie Camp. Jason and Bill answer Flyers fan questions on looming roster decisions, options at the Center position and tons more. 

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: Episode one of the month of September which means Flyers Hockey is getting very close to returning today we expand on a bunch of AMA questions posed regarding this coming season, key elements of the Flyers franchise, past curiosities and even some prognostications regarding individual players this season.  

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: It is a Mondays with Meltzer as Bill Meltzer joins for an overarching conversation on what we have learned in the NHL and about how the Flyers can succeed in the league this summer. From a new player market being set with the recent contract of Makar, Celebrini, Carlsson and pending deal for Quinn Hughes, how this affects team building in what may become a 34 team NHL, players determining where they want to go and tons more.  

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: A discussion on the next phase (3) of the Flyers rebuild is about to commence and this is the time that “Expectations” enter the equation. We update our Phase 2 Ground Rules to reflect the next stage of the rebuild and considering what has taken place the last few seasons.  

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: Back with a brand new episode as Bill Meltzer joins to discuss his takeaways from the First Annual Flyers Coaching Symposium. We discuss what we took away from the assistant coaches and the specific roles they play as part of the staff, how the Flyers want to evolve and be a more aggressive team, execution of the power play and how to finally get it moving in the right direction and tons more.  

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: As the 2026-27 season approaches preparations are underway as the Flyers coaching staff have assembled at the Flyers Training Center. In this episode we feature the Flyers Coaching Staff Symposium with Head Coach Rick Tocchet, Assistant Coaches Todd Reirden, Jay Varady and Jaroslav Svejkovsky for an in depth group conversation. We discuss the roles of each coach, evolving the systems, advantages of minimal turnover, the Power Play and tons more in a rare behind the scenes presentation. 

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: In our last episode we discussed the Level of Concern in particular categories for the upcoming season. In this episode we get the Flyers fans opinions and level of concern.  

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus:  Discussion on 7 VERY important categories and the Levels of Concern Heading into a New NHL Season for the Philadelphia Flyers. LEVEL OF CONCERN: 2 Start of season for Travis Konecny   LEVEL OF CONCERN: 7 ATOI for Travis Sanheim reasoning if they are going to return to the playoffs and level up they have to somewhat monitor his usage in season but not to a detrimental cost in standings points. Sanheim just flat out means that much to the team, perhaps more than any other individual player.   LEVEL OF CONCERN: 4 Strength of the Goaltending Vlader ranked 8th by NHL Network last 3: 33 avg gp...99 total Woll last 3: 34 avg gp...102 total Kolosov has 21 games in the NHL   LEVEL OF CONCERN: 5 Martone in first full season   LEVEL OF CONCERN: 11 Power Play   LEVEL OF CONCERN:  8 Defensive corp overall Risto here and healthy variable, Jiricek??? Bonk ready or close to? Ty Murchison adds an element of hmmm. Maybe Mcdonald also. Benoit?   LEVEL OF CONCERN: 7 Last seasons injuries to both Foerster and Tippett

Flyers Daily with Jason Myrtetus: We drop the puck on another offseason week of Flyers hockey with Bill Meltzer and discuss the following topics and volley our opinions back on forth:   Who is the center for Matvei Michkov? Assuming Zegras is playing the center position also.   Assuming a solid training camp is David Jiricek essentially a D man that plays at least 74 games?   Could Hunter McDonald put the Flyers to the test for the third pair left side with Seeler?   I’m not sure how much of a shock it will be for some but I think Denver Barkey eclipses 52 pts. Too big of an ask on my end?   Flyers game up the 9th fewest goals per game against last season despite Januarys woes. Odd part is they were the 4th lowest goals against team in the metro.   Scoring first.  For them to go back to the playoffs they have got to score first with much more frequency than last season. You don’t dodge that bullet two seasons in a row.