Claude Giroux, Flyers look to put ‘bad season’ in rearview mirror

The month prior to the start of training camp finds Flyers captain Claude Giroux taking part in regular on-ice workouts with other local NHL players in his hometown of Ottawa, putting last season’s disappointment, and offseason trade rumors, behind him. After reaching the playoffs in Dave Hakstol’s first season as coach in 2015-16, the Flyers took a step back a year ago, missing a postseason berth by seven points. In the middle of an eight-year contract with a sizeable $8.275 million cap hit, Giroux is well aware that if the Flyers are to turn things around in the competitive Eastern Conference, it starts with him.