Compared to a lot of other teams, the Flyers had an average start to their season. They went 6-4-1 in the month of October, and we weren't really sure what was going to happen after that.
The question on everybody's mind was whether or not the Flyers would get better, worse, or just stay the same.
Skip forward two months and you have the Flyers in a bad position. They are 11th in the conference with 38 points. Currently, their record is 18-18-2.
However, that's including the three-game winning streak that they currently sit on.
December has been a very cruel month for the team. Before this three-game winning streak, the Flyers had only won two games.
This slump was causing them to sink further and further down in the standings. Slowly, they were being turned away from the playoffs.
Fans were losing confidence in the team. I've seen plenty of Flyers fans bashing the team over the past few weeks.
It seems like the problems have been everywhere. I've heard people complain about the offense, the defense, and the coaching.
This three-game winning streak has started to give a little bit of con ...
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Article written by Eric LaForge
Flyers Enjoy a Much-Needed Three-Game Winning Streak
December 27th, 2009 by Eric LaForge Leave a reply »
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