Philadelphia Flyers grades at the quarter-mark of the season

21 games are officially in the books for the 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers. That means that the team is already through over 25 percent of the season.

Which makes it the perfect time for a good old-fashioned grading exercise.

My grading weights both on-ice performance, and preseason expectations. A player with a B+ grade, therefore, hasn't necessarily been better in terms of value added than one receiving a C+. But if the C+ player is being relied upon to deliver top-of-the-lineup results, while Mr. B+ is thriving in his more limited role, then in my estimation, he deserves the higher grade. Also, skaters with under 10 NHL games played (or no longer on the roster) were excluded, as were...