from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,

When last season started and Peter Laviolette was still the coach, the Flyers were known as a hell-bent, attacking team - which, besides a five-year, $22.5 million contract, was one of the reasons Vinny Lecavalier came here.

They took on a different persona after Craig Berube was hired early last season, using a defense-first mentality. Berube believed having all five skaters playing good defense would lead to offensive chances, and it's difficult to argue with the results. It took the Flyers a while to adjust, but they overcame the worst start (1-7) in franchise history and went 41-23-10 the rest of the way.

Between last season and this year, however, the Flyers have lost their identity - and showed just how much Kimmo Timonen, despite his advanced age, meant to the team.

"What's our identity?" winger asked Zac Rinaldo asked, repeating a question. ". . . Um . . . I don't even know."

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