PHILADELPHIA -- For some reason, long breaks in the season have disastrous effects on the Philadelphia Flyers. A week after getting humbled by the New York Islanders in their first game back from their bye week, the Flyers returned from the NHL All-Star break on Tuesday and got trounced by the Carolina Hurricanes.
On Thursday night in Philadelphia, the Flyers will try to pick up the pieces against the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens, who are coming off Tuesday night's 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
"It's just a devastating performance and we just weren't ready," Flyers defenseman Mark Streit told the South Jersey Courier-Post of Tuesday night's 5-1 loss in Raleigh.