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Owen Tippett season review: The myths, the facts, and whether he can take another step forward

August 9, 2024

Feb 10, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett (74) against the Seattle Kraken at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Owen Tippett stands as the single biggest success story of the Philadelphia Flyers' current rebuild.
Acquired in the trade that sent longtime captain Claude Giroux out, Tippett wasn't an established young star. He was a reclamation project, a top draft pick falling out of favor with Florida and in need of a fresh start.
The Flyers gave it to him, and Tippett seized it. Handed consistent top-half-of-the-lineup ice time at the NHL level for the first time, Tippett thrived under the demanding John Tortorella, winning him over with a 27-goal campaign in 2022-23 and then setting a new career-high with 28 tallies in 2023-24. The reward? An eight-year, $49.6 million contract, and a guarantee on the...

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