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.

Nothing went right for the Flyers Saturday night, much like too many nights over too many seasons of the recent past. Sure, it’s a might early to kick this team when it’s down again, though it might seem the appropriate response to a 3-0 home opener of a loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

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.