X-FACTOR

Petr Mrazek is definitely the wild card. With Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth dealing with injuries and inconsistency, Mrazek came in and was immediately hot for the Flyers. But inconsistency also marred the young Czech’s tenure in Detroit, so how long can Philadelphia expect him to be effective? Should Mrazek falter, the Flyers will basically have to cross their fingers and hope that someone – Elliott, Neuvirth, Alex Lyon – can take charge of the crease in short order. Given the firepower in the Metro, any sort of weakness in goal is a death knell.