GLENDALE, Ariz. – Eleven days earlier, the Flyers left Philadelphia feeling embarrassed by their 6-1 home loss to the New York Islanders. Doubts were everywhere. The team was 4-7 and spiraling downward.
They returned from their four-game Western swing with a new outlook, feeling good about themselves and more connected to their teammates.
A 3-0-1 road trip, you see, has a way of galvanizing a team.
“Before the road trip, we thought this could be a good thing for us,” captain Claude Giroux said after collecting two goals and an assist in Monday’s 5-2 victory in Arizona, snapping the Coyotes’ five-game winning streak.