Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers 4/3/14 | 7:00pm

[Cobiemonster]

Jackets make it 2-0 - dammit come on Flyers you are playing like fucking shit

 

[Vadered]

That was a terrible effort. We cannot play like this and expect to win games.

 

[awaz]

Heavy forecheck is killing the flyers again tonight.

 

[mall3013]

Apparently the flyers didn't get the memo that they need these games to clinch.. I already hate the fact that it will be the Rags we play in the first round. Why can't we friggin score goals all of the sudden?

 

[awaz]

Just gunna throw this out there, based on the last week or two, Lecavalier should be centering the 2nd line, schenn the 4th.

 

[Vadered]

In general, when your 3 best players include a guy whose stat line reads: 5 shots, you're pretty boned.

 

[flyersfan4706]

2 games goalless. Unacceptable

 

[Cobiemonster]

The disgracefulness of this Flyers game is unbelievable - got completely outplayed - every player should be embarrassed

 

[awaz]

0 attention to detail tonight. Passes just off the park, and passes that could have been handled just bouncing away. Can't win hockey games without attention to detail.

 

[Progeriakid]

wow glad I worked and didn't see this trainwreck of a game!

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Wow is this the start of the season or some sick April fools joke 2 shutouts in a row? They actually played well in St Louis but this didn't seem to good tonight...ah well bump in road...

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Flyers upcoming schedule.

@ Bruins
vs Sabres
@ Panthers
@ Lightning
@ Penguins
vs Hurricanes

A couple tough games & a lot of games on the road, but a good opportunity to get some points & climb in the standings. Should be interesting between the Flyers, Rangers, & Blue Jackets down the stretch.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Race between the Rangers, Flyers, & Blue Jackets is getting interesting down the stretch.

As it currently stands,
Rangers: 91 points with 4 games left
Flyers: 87 points with 6 games left
Blue Jackets: 85 points with 6 games left

In terms of point percentage,
Rangers (.583)
Flyers (.572)
Blue Jackets (.559)

Rangers remaining schedule (opponents' point percentages in parenthesis),
vs Senators (.513)
vs Hurricanes (.513)
vs Sabres (.336)
@ Canadiens (.604)

Flyers remaining schedule (opponents' point percentages in parenthesis),
@ Bruins (.730)
vs Sabres (.336)
@ Panthers (.403)
@ Lightning (.604)
@ Penguins (.669)
vs Hurricanes (.513)

Blue Jackets remaining schedule (opponents' point percentages in parenthesis),
vs Blackhawks (.656)
vs Islanders (.474)
vs Coyotes (.552)
@ Stars (.559)
@ Lightning (.604)
@ Panthers (.403)

 

[Maverick426h]

This was a fucking choke job. Huge opportunity at home to solidify a top three seed and completely wasted it. As it was, I missed the entire fucking first period because they were showing a baseball game instead. I shouldn't have even watched the rest as the energy and compete levels were just not there for us.

Don't get me wrong, the Jackets played hard and desperate hockey, but we're the better team when we truly bring it. That did not happen last night.

 

[JBM73]

This was a fucking choke job. Huge opportunity at home to solidify a top three seed and completely wasted it. As it was, I missed the entire fucking first period because they were showing a baseball game instead. I shouldn't have even watched the rest as the energy and compete levels were just not there for us.

Don't get me wrong, the Jackets played hard and desperate hockey, but we're the better team when we truly bring it. That did not happen last night.

This exactly. Pathetic effort. Disgusting.

 

[Retroram52]

I missed the game as well. Work.

 

[lasgop8]

The entire team played badly and showed no heart throughout this game. Could it be we are wearing down from playing the bigger teams like boston and st Louis so many times lately.

 

[Maverick426h]

The entire team played badly and showed no heart throughout this game. Could it be we are wearing down from playing the bigger teams like boston and st Louis so many times lately.

It is certainly worth mentioning. It looks a lot like this team is out of gas. Remember that being the excuse against the NYR? Every giant game we have to play now, suddenly there's no energy left in the tank. That's a crock of fucking bullshit. Something is definitely not right, but I couldn't tell you exactly what it is.

 

[Maverick426h]

I hate to say it, but this looked more like the team we had back in early November last night than the dominant team we have developed into throughout the season. Just completely disjointed.

 

[lasgop8]

It is certainly worth mentioning. It looks a lot like this team is out of gas. Remember that being the excuse against the NYR? Every giant game we have to play now, suddenly there's no energy left in the tank. That's a crock of fucking bullshit. Something is definitely not right, but I couldn't tell you exactly what it is.

Whatever it is it has to stop next game as we need some points