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Listless Flyers needed Steve Mason's wake-up call for more effort

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Goalie Steve Mason called out the Flyers after their latest sleepy loss.

Good for him. It's about time someone did.

This is a team that has shown little sense of urgency, little pushback, too many times during this forgettable 50th anniversary season.

This is a team that will set unwanted NHL history: No team has ever missed the playoffs during a season in which it won 10 straight games.

This is a team that would have had the late Ed Snider demanding accountability if he were still around.

Mason took a step in that direction by calling out the team for its listless performance in Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to going-nowhere Winnipeg, which used a goalie who was a third-stringer last month, had five defensemen sidelined by injuries, and had three AHL call-ups among its defenders.