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The Columbus Blue Jackets, still very much alive in the race for the Metropolitan Division title, helped dash the Flyers quickly fading playoff hopes some more with a 5-3 win on Monday at Wells Fargo Center.
It’s hard to put into words what happened on Saturday to rob the Flyers of at least one if not a crucial two points in the standings. Now the Flyers are facing a six-point deficit in the standings with 15 games remaining, starting a brutal run to the finish against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Shero, a bit of a philosopher, was always there to provide a motivational quote on the chalkboard before games as a way to motivate players and get them thinking — the most notable being the “Win today, and we walk together forever” from the 1974 Finals against Boston
March 11, 1986 Over their 50-year history, it has been a rare occurrence to have the Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils get together on a trade. On this day 31 years ago, they did just that as the Orange and Black picked up a veteran backup goaltender. The Devils traded 37-year-old Glenn “Chico” […]
A case of deja vu for the Flyers effectively closed the door on their season, as a devastating loss in the closing seconds to the Bruins in another must-win game left the Flyers with nothing in the standings. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Bruins.
Two seasons ago, the Flyers coughed up a lead late and lost in overtime in a game that ultimately derailed their playoff chances. With their playoff chances this season clinging to life support, a shot from the boards by Drew Stafford hit Brandon Manning’s stick and went in with 5.6 seconds left, sealing a 2-1 win for the Bruins on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden.
At this time of year, four-point games are incredibly crucial and the hungrier team will come out on top. The Flyers were victimized by a hungrier team that played a more polished game. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Maple Leafs.
Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere scored in the Flyers’ 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs
They head to Toronto to take on a team that stands directly in their path to the second wild card spot.
The Flyers season looked dismal following the Stadium Series loss to Pittsburgh that held the Flyers at 63 points in the standings with very little progress being made over the previous weeks. It was at that time that I wrote that it would be better if the Flyers missed the playoffs. And that may still be true. But there’s one thing we didn’t account for: the rest of the playoff hopefuls keeping the Flyers in the race.
