Yep, that headline just happened.
And no. The Flyers didn't commit the penalty. We did.
I stumbled upon one of my favorite Flyers blogs for some more points of view on what the heck happened last night. To tell the truth, for the most part, all of us Flyers fans agree on something... One single play didn't kill the Flyers last night. Truth be told, a lot of things happened. The Flyers outshut the Lightning 38-15 last night, yet only managed to score three goals, whereas Stamkos, St. Louis and Co. netted five whilst only notching fifteen shots on net. Upon meandering through the Philadelphia interwebs however, I have seen that many people, have singled out one player in particular.
Of course, the easiest target for last night's game, was our favorite defensemen from Anchorage Alaska (I'm typing this while watching a Deadliest Catch marathon, Alaska had to come out), Matt Carle. He publicly announced that he felt responsible for the game's outcome last night and apologized to his team and the fans. However, we Philadelphians have singled out another person responsible for last night's 5-3 loss.
There's no question that Danny Briere has been struggling to get the pucks in the net. After he netted two goals in a win against a dismal Montreal team that clinched a playoff spot, we all thought that our beloved #48 had pulled through it, and was back on track to being our reliable playoff sniper. Then last night happened. Briere lost a puck at the blue line that resulted in the first Lightning goal (it was a shorthanded goal at that... eek!), and also committed a penalty that resulted in a Lighning power play goal. That led to CSN Philly's John Gonzalez to pen this story about Briere's ability to "flip the switch".
I personally think that last night was a bad night in a month that was chock full of positives. A fluke if you will. I also don't think that Briere is something to worry about... He might not be scoring goals, but he is getting assists, and assists are vital parts of the game.
Carle, Briere, anyone else?! Do you have a scapegoat for the last game?! Do you think the Flyers peaked too early?
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
We're back to full strength.
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