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The Inquirer’s Flyers and NHL 2021 predictions

Our Flyers reporting team looks ahead to the abbreviated NHL season that's ready to get started.

Is Oskar Lindblom ready to break out as a top scorer on the Flyers? We're about to find out.
Is Oskar Lindblom ready to break out as a top scorer on the Flyers? We're about to find out.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

The Flyers and the NHL drop the puck on Wednesday to begin a 56-game season.

It’s been about four months since the Stanley Cup was awarded to the Tampa Lightning, and a little longer than that since the Flyers were eliminated in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

But everyone starts fresh starting now. Here is how The Inquirer’s Flyers writers -- Sam Carchidi, Ed Barkowitz, Mike Sielski and Marcus Hayes -- see the season unfolding for Philadelphia’s team, and the rest of the league:

What will be the Flyers’ regular-season record?

  1. Carchidi: 32-18-6 (70 points)

  2. Barkowitz: 28-18-10 (66 points)

  3. Sielski: 33-19-4 (70 points)

  4. Hayes: 30-20-6 (66 points)

How will the Flyers finish in the NHL East?

  1. Carchidi: 3rd

  2. Barkowitz: 4th

  3. Sielski: 3rd

  4. Hayes: 3rd

How many playoff rounds will the Flyers win?

  1. Carchidi: 3

  2. Barkowitz: 0

  3. Sielski: 1

  4. Hayes: 1

Will Shayne Gostisbehere be traded?

  1. Carchidi: No

  2. Barkowitz: No

  3. Sielski: Yes

  4. Hayes: Yes

Who will be the Flyers’ top point producer?

  1. Carchidi: Travis Konecny, 51 points

  2. Barkowitz: Sean Couturier, 52 points

  3. Sielski: Travis Konecny, 49 points

  4. Hayes: Jake Voracek, 50 points

Who will be the Flyers’ top goal scorer?

  1. Carchidi: Kevin Hayes, 21

  2. Barkowitz: Kevin Hayes, 22

  3. Sielski: Travis Konecny, 25

  4. Hayes: Kevin Hayes, 27

Who will be the Flyers’ team MVP?

  1. Carchidi: Carter Hart

  2. Barkowitz: Carter Hart

  3. Sielski: Carter Hart

  4. Hayes: Kevin Hayes

What will be Carter Hart’s goals-against average and save percentage?

  1. Carchidi: 2.35, .920

  2. Barkowitz: 2.28, .919

  3. Sielski: 2.21, .922

  4. Hayes: 2.51, .902

How many goals will Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom, and Nolan Patrick score?

  1. Carchidi: Giroux (17), Konecny (20), Couturier (19), Lindblom (15), Patrick (14)

  2. Barkowitz: Giroux (16), Konecny (12), Couturier (20), Lindblom (17), Patrick (14)

  3. Sielski: Giroux (12), Konecny (25), Couturier (24), Lindblom (15), Patrick (15)

  4. Hayes: Giroux (22), Konecny (18), Couturier (22), Lindblom (18), Patrick (5)

Who will win their divisions?

  1. Carchidi: East (Washington), Central (Tampa Bay), North (Toronto), West (Vegas)

  2. Barkowitz: East (Boston), Central (Tampa Bay), North (Edmonton), West (St. Louis)

  3. Sielski: East (N.Y. Islanders), Central (Carolina), North (Edmonton), West (Vegas)

  4. Hayes: East (Boston), Central (Tampa Bay), North (Montreal), West (St. Louis)

Who will be in the Stanley Cup Finals and win it all?

  1. Carchidi: Vegas over the Flyers

  2. Barkowitz: Boston over Vegas

  3. Sielski: Vegas over N.Y. Islanders

  4. Hayes: Tampa Bay over Colorado

Who will be the NHL Rookie of the Year?

  1. Carchidi: Igor Shesterkin, NY Rangers

  2. Barkowitz: Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota

  3. Sielski: Igor Shesterkin, NY Rangers

  4. Hayes: Alexis Lafrenière, Rangers

Who will be the NHL MVP?

  1. Carchidi: Auston Matthews, Toronto

  2. Barkowitz: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado

  3. Sielski: Connor McDavid, Edmonton

  4. Hayes: Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs