Beats me, but to anyone paying attention it should be obvious that management is not happy with the makeup of this team & has been actively trying to change it since taking over.
They added Hayes & Niskanen in their first offseason, which helped, & tried hard to do more before & during last season but were stymied by all of the extenuating circumstances (Covid, flat cap, short season, looming ED, & teams’ resulting inflexibility).
Now, with a full off-season, having spoken with teams for a year, the ED going to be over, & teams knowing better where they stand, you can guarantee the Flyers are going to make significant changes. Hell, Friedman, LeBrun, & other “insiders” have indicated multiple times how active the Flyers will be.
I don’t know what the hell Hextall thought he was assembling in his 5.5 years, but the result was a roster that isn’t fast or highly skilled, & isn’t good defensively, big, or physical, either.