Youth-laden Flyers open season as Canucks aim to rebound

The Philadelphia Flyers kick off the new season with a road swing through western Canada that begins on Friday in Vancouver, where they will face a Canucks team hoping to prove its dramatic 26-point improvement last season was no fluke. The rebuilding Flyers are trying to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season. "The dressing room is starting to hold each other accountable more and more," Flyers general manager Daniel Briere told reporters on Wednesday. Vancouver was one of the biggest surprises of the NHL last season, making the playoffs for the first time in four seasons after finishing with 109 points and winning the Pacific Division title.