PITTSBURGH — Five takeaways from the most embarrassing Game 1 loss in the Flyers’ playoff history, a 7-0 shellacking Wednesday night in Pittsburgh:
Time for changes
The Flyers worked so hard and played so well in the final four months of the regular season that it was hard to fathom them looking so flat, so passive, so overmatched in their playoff opener.
The Flyers’ top line was outplayed so badly that it screams for coach Dave Hakstol to make a change. Yes, it’s only one game, but in a playoff series, you don’t have the luxury of waiting to see if things will turn around.