And I’ve never lost someone as close to me as I’m sure that Kevin was to Jimmy. Those jobs weren’t televised or as well-incentivized as an NHL player, but still, they were nearly impossible just to show up to. They were not much better or worse with Kevin Hayes in the lineup, and Hayes himself was not much better or worse than his first two seasons with Philadelphia.īut listen: I’ve literally left jobs in times of deep grief.
The only regulars with worse percentages than that were the bottom of the lineup players-Nick Seeler, Zack MacEwen, Max Willman, and Patrick Brown. This resulted in a 44.08% Corsi-For, 44% shot percentage, 42.86% goals for, and 44.05% expected goals for. The team’s expected goals were 27.74 to 31.43. With Hayes on the ice at 5-on-5, the Flyers were outshot 308 to 392, out-attempted 551 to 699, and outscored 30 to 40. While there were bursts of good play here and there, especially in his three (!) returns to play, Hayes ultimately ended up pretty outdone in the shot, shot attempts, goals, and expected goals columns. They went 5-5-1 in those games.Īltogether, Hayes had 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points in 48 games. In fact, they only played 11 games the entire season with their top two centers in the lineup at the same time. The Flyers essentially swapped in a healthy Kevin Hayes for an injured Sean Couturier. He then missed all of February, returning for the rest of the season-a rest of the season in which the Flyers went 9-18-1. And, as it turns out, Hayes was not the returning savior that the Flyers needed to pull themselves out of it. The Flyers were 8-10-4 and in the middle of their first 10-game losing streak of the season. Hayes ultimately missed about half the season-although by the time he got back on the ice the season was already looking pretty bleak. Unfortunately, a series of abdominal injuries, surgeries, and a blood infection kept him from suiting up until mid-November and then, after just two games back, again until December. Following the tragic death of his brother, Jimmy, in August of last year, Hayes seemed to want to come into this season strong in his brother’s memory. The 2022-23 season was a rollercoaster for Kevin Hayes.
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