Flyers are 0-5 after a shootout loss, and the trade chatter is louder
The Flyers lost 3-2 in a shootout to Seattle last night, and the only number that really changes the mood today is the one in the standings: 0-5. They did rally from 2-0 down to get a point, but the winless start is still the story, and it comes with a short turnaround to Detroit on Thursday.
Seattle loss leaves the same problem
Last night’s game was a 3-2 shootout loss to the Kraken at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with Trevor Zegras scoring for Philadelphia and Travis Sanheim recording an assist, per ESPN. Dan Vladar stopped 29 of 31 shots, but the Flyers are still winless and the margin for error is gone early.
The shot total said a lot about how the game tilted. Philadelphia had 31 hits to Seattle’s 13, but Seattle got the result, and that is what keeps hanging over this start.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey, NHL.com, Cbsnews, Sofascore
Briere chatter is getting around
Earlier this week, Broad Street Hockey reported that general managers are calling about Flyers moves while the team keeps struggling, and that rumor is worth watching because a 0-5 start tends to push every roster question to the front. That does not mean a deal is coming today, only that the phone lines are active while the losses pile up.
The bigger point is simple: this is now about what the front office decides to do with a bad start, not just what the lineup looks like on the ice.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey
Detroit comes fast
The next chance to change the conversation is Thursday at Detroit. With the record still sitting at 0-5, the Flyers do not have time to let last night become just another almost-night.
If they want any breathing room, they need a cleaner game, because the standings are already doing the talking for them.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey, Fieldlevelmedia
Further reading
- Wednesday Morning Fly By: So, so close (Broad Street Hockey)
- Takeaways: Losing streak reaches 8 after Flyers’ 3-2 shootout loss to the Kraken (Broad Street Hockey)
- Postgame RAV4: Flyers Rally for Point vs. Seattle (NHL.com)
- Flyers lose to Kraken in shootout as franchise record winless start reaches 8 games (Cbsnews)
- Kraken beat Flyers in shootout in Philly (Sofascore)
- Flyers vs. Kraken: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread (Broad Street Hockey)
- Danny Briere reportedly getting calls from NHL GMs amid Flyers’ struggles (Broad Street Hockey)
- Danny Briere reportedly getting calls from NHL GMs amid Flyers’ struggles (Broad Street Hockey)
- Kraken top Flyers in shootout; Philadelphia winless in first eight - Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM (Fieldlevelmedia)
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