Still Losing

I was so caught up in the euphoria of Syracuse's win over Georgetown that I plum forgot that there was a Flyers game later in the day. Of course, once I checked ESPN.com last night, I realized that indeed there was one, and that we had lost yet again. Just terrific.

We lost to Montreal, 1-0. We failed on our power plays, including our 5-on-3 effort. We couldn't get the puck past ANOTHER backup goalie, this time Carey Price (?). We managed to play a good defensive game, and Antero Nittymaki played well, but it all went to waste. Nitty lost his concentration for a split second when Andrei Kostitsyn stunned him with a crazy goal. And that was it. It's all the Canadiens needed.

Now we've lost SIX in a row. We are officially in panic-mode, people. I don't want to hear the ol', 'oh there's plenty of time left in the season, there's no reason to panic yet' excuse. In case you're not paying attention, we are in the 6th spot in the East, but we are a meager 4 points ahead of the 12th team, the Islanders. In this new NHL where points are given out so generously because of overtime losses, a six game pointless streak for a team competing for a division title/playoff spot is inexplicable and potentially fatal. Let's face it, this team was awful last year. They weren't supposed to be this good this year. Maybe the magic is wearing off. But when you get off to the start like they did, you just expect that to be the norm for the whole season. Hopefully the Flyers will wake up tonight and split with the Canadiens. If they don't, it's possible that we'll be in the 8th spot after today.

- Nittymaki did what he had to do: .950 save%
- The once potent power play is sagging.
- Please get Forsberg a uniform.
- Should that goal for the Flyers have counted late in the 3rd? Maybe. But methinks the refs are not responsible for another loss.
- 30-23-5, 65 points, 3rd in Atlantic, 6 points behind New Jersey. 24 games left.

-ajd