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Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia A few weeks ago, at the start of the six-game homestand that concludes on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, I said the Flyers needed at least nine of a potential 12 points in the six games to still be realistically alive in the playoff race. At minimum, they would need four […]
Embed from Getty Images March 7, 2015: that was the day the Flyers playoff hopes really ended. Trying to hold a 2-1 lead in Boston, a late penalty call went against them, and the Bruins scored to tie the game with 15 seconds remaining to force overtime, where Boston would later win. Seconds from […]
Embed from Getty Images In reality, the last month of games has been must-win hockey for the Flyers. To this point in Februrary, they are just 5-4-3. Trailing Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot by five points, they are no worse for wear in the standings despite Tuesday's 3-1 loss in Carolina. The Penguins […]
Embed from Getty Images Just when you think all is lost, the Flyers start to pull you back in. A resilient 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils helped the Flyers get back on the positive end of results after a lost weekend. It was also the first time in several days that the […]
Embed from Getty Images They weren't making excuses, but they didn't have answers either. The Flyers couldn't seem to find the reason for their lapses throughout the season, the way a three-game losing streak suddenly follows a three-game win streak. The Flyers are riding one of those three-game streaks right now after winning their […]
Whether you believed it after the Flyers heartbreaking loss in Boston – a distant memory at this point – or after a 5-2 romping by the Devils the day after or even Tuesday night's dismantling by the Canucks, the Flyers season is officially dead. Sure, mathematically they aren't eliminated from playoff contention yet. But in […]
View image | gettyimages.com Exactly one month from today, the Flyers will likely take the ice for the final time in the 2014-15 season. It will be remembered as a season of missed opportunities. Honestly, it should be considered a minor miracle that it took until the beginning of this week to eliminate the […]
Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Flyers hanging around After a successful road trip, the Flyers are only six points behind Boston for the last playoff spot: [CSNPhilly.com-Tim Panaccio] [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] Game preview Some previews of tonight's contest against Columbus: [Flyerdelphia-Rob Riches] [Courier Post Online-Dave […]
If you remember my column from last week, then you remember the task I said was at hand for the Flyers – in the next three games, all against current playoff teams, the Flyers needed two wins. They did not succeed in this test, winning only the must-win game on Sunday in regulation. But the […]
Claude Giroux is trying to be Nostradamus again. The Flyers captain said on Tuesday that there was "no doubt the Flyers are a playoff team." As of Tuesday, the Flyers had a 3.9 percent chance of making the playoffs. Is there a way? Certainly. Is there no doubt? Absolutely not. Giroux has reason to be […]
