DALLAS — The Flyers, needing wins to secure a playoff berth, will face the reeling Dallas Stars at a seemingly opportune time Tuesday night at the American Airlines Center.
Then again, the Flyers have played up or down to their competition’s level all season. No game appears easy for them — not even a matchup against a Ken Hitchcock-coached Stars team that has lost eight straight (0-6-2) and is a long shot to gain a Western Conference playoff spot.
If the Flyers need a reminder of what can happen if you take a team lightly and don’t play with enough urgency, all they have to do is look at last week’s 5-4 shootout defeat in Detroit that ended the Red Wings’ 10-game losing streak.