"Fire Hakstol'' rang the familiar chant after Anthony Stolarz surrendered a third straight goal in a span of six minutes Tuesday night, but that third-period collapse could fuel a strong argument the other way, too.
Stolarz, yet another of the surgically repaired stack of goaltenders that former general manager Ron Hextall hoped would bridge his present to his future, was the fifth goalie Flyers coach Dave Hakstol has been forced to use while trying to infuse some momentum in a team that even one of its prominent players conceded "played scared'' in trying to secure a victory over the NHL's second-worst team, at home Tuesday.