The Flyers have now been eliminated from the postseason 33 times since last winning the Stanley Cup in 1975. Eighteen of those times that eliminating game was played on the Flyers’ home ice.
This won’t make Flyers’ fans feel any better, but as disappointing as Sunday night’s loss to the Penguins was, it doesn’t crack the Top 5 for most gut-wrenching post-series handshakes held in South Philly. Here are a few to think about in inverted order:
5. 1979 lost to Rangers in the conference quarterfinals – After winning Game 1, the Flyers dropped four in a row to their biggest rivals by a combined score of 26-5.