Nobody likes losing streaks, especially when they start
creep up into the “long” category. Now I do not know if I would consider four
games a long losing streak; but it was definitely a longer string of losses
than the Flyers and their fans wanted to experience. With Scott Hartnell and
the Blue Jackets of Columbus coming in to town for the second time, the Flyers had
just one thing on their minds; put an end to all of this losing.
Philadelphia
was able to do just that with a solid effort from everyone wearing orange and
black. Brayden Schenn started off the night right with an early goal (his 7th
of the season), and although Columbus was able to eventually even things up,
the Flyers never trailed in the game. A beautiful thing about never trailing in
a game means that you cannot lose. The Flyers also saw goals from Mark Streit
(4), Wayne Simmonds (8), and Braydon Cobourn (1), which helped them come away
with a 4-2 victory.
It is an
obvious statement for me to make when I say the Flyers winning the game was a
great thing to see; but was impressed me was the will and determination that
seemed to be in their style of play. This has been something I feel the team
has been lacking for most of the season (to this point). I hope that this will
be the start of good things to come. The Flyers will be tested when they head
to Long Island to take on the New York Islanders. The boys from the Island are
off to a hot start and share first place in the division with those filthy
Penguins. If the Flyers want to make believers out of some of their more pessimistic
fans, they will need to leave Long Island Monday night with a win.
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