Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers face the end of another disappointing season. It’s become a regular notion with the team’s current core of players. Now they must be held accountable.

With the Flyers sitting as a huge longshot to make the playoffs, playing spoiler is the next best thing. The Flyers played the role well in Minnesota on Thursday night. The Wild had a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a win, but a determined effort by the Flyers led to a 3-1 win, putting Minnesota’s celebration on hold.

There are 10 games remaining, including three incredibly difficult opponents on the remainder of this road trip, starting with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

The Flyers essentially rode Steve Mason’s coattails to a lengthy winning streak, looking like a playoff contender with an established No. 1 goalie back in December. But after watching the Flyers performance dip and Michal Neuvirth return and be handed the reins and a new contract, Mason has performed admirably given the surrounding circumstances.

Against all odds, the Phantoms stared a 4-0 deficit in the face and rallied back, scoring four unanswered goals in the final 21 minutes of regulation before sealing a 5-4 win in overtime over the St. John’s IceCaps on Tuesday night.

The loss snaps a six-game Flyers win streak against the Jets, a streak dating back to Nov. 29, 2013.

With the erratic Flyers clinging on to as much playoff hope as they can, they embark on a four-game Western road trip that kicks off tonight in Manitoba, against the Winnipeg Jets.

As the season gets closer to coming to an end, several of the Flyers prospects are preparing for the playoffs and college tournaments. Here’s the latest rundown.

Wins in any of the Flyers remaining 12 games — which started Sunday — should be viewed with the glass-half-full mentality, about the things that go right and the things that go wrong. The Flyers 4-3 overtime win on Sunday featured several things that went right and wrong. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Hurricanes.