ST. LOUIS - Dave Hakstol was not a happy camper. For good reason.
His turnover-plagued team was outcompeted and got outmuscled in front of the net as the Flyers watched a 3-2 third-period lead turn into a 6-3 loss in St. Louis on Wednesday night.
This is not how the Flyers' intense, second-year coach expected the post-Christmas portion of the schedule to start.
"We just wanted too easy of a night," said Hakstol, whose team will try to rebound Friday night against San Jose (22-12-1), another big-bodied team. "We wanted to play too easy of a game.