Oh the agonizing part was having no expectations coming into the season, the team spending the whole season giving you no choice but to believe, and then when you're past the hard part, suddenly you're getting blown out by Montreal, Buffalo and Columbus, still have an outside shot in Game 82, but no.
With Torts behind the bench, the Flyers are what they are. A hardworking team who plays solid team defense, ok goaltending(with two question marks this year, what else is new), but lacking skill. The only new player this year is Michkov. The Flyers are in an awkward place right now.