The Philadelphia Flyers have been going through it. There’s simply no way around it.
Losing 10 straight games isn’t something most NHL teams should pull off very often, yet the Flyers have embarked on three separate 10-game losing skids in just over one calendar year. After a hot start to the season in which the Flyers won four of their first five games, they’re now one of the worst clubs in the league, nestled comfortably alongside the Columbus Blue Jackets as the two worst teams in the Metropolitan Division.
Tuesday night, the Flyers had a chance to put an end to their latest streak of despair when they hosted the New York Islanders — the same team that handed them their 10th straight loss just three days ago — at Wells Fargo Center.