I think "the lack of talent" meme for the Flyers is a bit exaggerated.
top 5x5 scoring forwards, 5x5 per 60:
Tippett 2.31 (40)
TK 2.28 (43)
Farabee 2.25 (50)
Michkov and Frost have a chance of breaking into the top 50 this season. Question is how NHL ready Michkov is and whether Frost can take the next step and exploit high scoring wings.
If Couts is healthy, and another year away from his back surgeries, can't see him at 1.53 again, from 2017-2021 he averaged 2.20 pp/60. If he's playing with Farabee and TK/Michkov, and is healthy, should be more like 2.00+. Had great metrics at less than 100% but horrible Sh%.
Guys like Brink (1.59), Foerster (1.28), Cates (1.37 but 1.68 second half at LW) are more iffy.
Not sure how much offense you'll get out of Cates/Foerster - Laughton - Foerster/Brink. Probably 3rd line or so.
And of course, whoever is at LW with Poehling and Hathaway will get chances to score goals b/c they're possession monsters, but you're not getting a lot of assists feeding those two.
On defense, it's trickier.
York - Sanheim was a 2nd pair matched against 1st lines last season, how much upside do they have?
Seeler - Walker was a top 2nd pair, but will Seeler - Drysdale be as productive?
Zamula - Risto depends on Zamula's development and Risto' health.