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Philadelphia Flyers: Team Suffers Loss Against Maple Leafs

By Regina Ham |
Jan 7, 2016; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (53) against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Flyers defeated the Wild 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2016; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (53) against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Flyers defeated the Wild 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Flyers started off struggling against the Maple Leafs and that is a troubling sign.

There is no way that the Philadelphia Flyers can play 40 minutes of bad hockey and then finish the third period with some semblance of a team. It’s not something that will work in the NHL and is not a way that will help the Flyers earn a playoff spot. They’ve been a great and cohesive team the past few months, especially against some of their Eastern Conference rivals. However, against some of the lightweight teams in the league, the Flyers haven’t been nearly playing at a higher level. This isn’t a good sign going into the second half of the season where all the points the Flyers needs are equally important and the team can’t make the playoffs without them. Yet if the Flyers can learn from their mistakes, it might be possible for them to fix their course and makeup lost points. Catch up on the recap from Tuesday night’s game and more on Wednesday’s edition of Buzz on the Street.

Philadelphia Falls in Final Seconds to Toronto

Sam Carchidi for Philadelphia Inquirer

The Flyers have been one of the NHL’s best teams over the last two months, but that has hidden the fact that they’ve struggled mightily against the league’s lightweights. That trend continued Tuesday night as defensemen Matt Hunwick scored on a point blast with 7.5 seconds left, enabling lowly Toronto to stun the Flyers, 3-2, at the Wells Fargo Center.

10 Takeaways from Flyers-Leafs Game

Charlie O’Conner for Broad Street Hockey

The opening eleven minutes last night felt so far removed from the rest of the contest that it might as well have been a different game altogether. The Flyers were moving through the neutral zone efficiently and taking full advantage of Toronto’s struggles with the puck in their own end early. But after Matt Read scored to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead, the Maple Leafs took control for the next forty minutes of hockey.
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