The Flyers are still preaching patience, but are shooting to be better this year

Keith Jones and Dan Hilferty sat down with the local media Wednesday in Voorhees to discuss the state of the Flyers and where they're headed next.

But as the two spoke in the conference room upstairs at the Flyers Training Center, a growing number of notable players – such as Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett, and Cam York – skated out onto the practice rink down below.

The Philadelphia Flyers' aim is to be better this coming season, Jones and Hilferty both emphasized throughout their half-hour press conference. To what extent, at least standings-wise, will have to be seen, but the organization wants to take a step forward.

And if they're going to do that, they need those guys to take a step, too.

They need Konecny to continue on as the leading winger. They need York to rebound from last ye