With the Flyers’ New Era of Orange slogan now a year old and heralded rookie Matvei Michkov at last in Philadelphia, it felt like a permanent change in their on-ice product was finally about to follow their change in branding.

Boeser doubled the lead 8:40 into the second, off a backhand shot from a very nice feed by defenseman Tyler Myers. Then in the blink of a defensive zone faceoff, Sherwood wildly slapped at the puck and it found a way past Ersson for a 3-0 lead.

After wrapping up a four-game road trip Thursday in Seattle and flying home Friday, the Flyers just didn't have it for Saturday night's home opener. They weren't sharp and they were outplayed in a 3-0 blanking to the Canucks at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers took the long way home, starting the season with a four-game, Western road trip. When they arrived at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday the crowd was buzzing in anticipation of the home opener.