The Philadelphia Flyers found another way to lose on Sunday night, blowing three separate leads against the Calgary Flames before eventually falling 4-3 in overtime. It's another loss in what has been a pretty embarrassing season for the organization, and at some point, something has to give.
It's becoming increasingly clear that whatever this team is doing right now isn't working. The Flyers can't seem to put together a consistent effort, and even when they do enough to put themselves in a good position to win, they find ways to throw it away. Which brings up an important question: should the organization consider making a trade to shake things up?
With Rick Tocchet seemingly safe behind the bench for now, the Flyers may have to look at making changes to the roster instead.
The Flyers need to shake things up
There is only so much you can do before you have to admit that something isn't working. The Flyers have shown they have enough talent to compete, but the results just haven't been there. Sunday night's loss was another example of a team that doesn't seem to know how to close out games, and it's becoming a pretty concerning trend.
A trade could help change things around. It doesn't necessarily have to be a massive move or involve one of the team's biggest players, but bringing in someone new could give this group a different look. Sometimes, a team needs a shake-up, especially when the same problems keep showing up night after night.
It's not like the season is too far gone to make a move. The St. Louis Blues proved that a team can turn things around after making changes during the season, eventually going on to win the Stanley Cup in 2019. Obviously, the Flyers aren't necessarily in the same situation, but there is still time to change the direction of this season if they act soon enough.
Philadelphia can't afford to wait much longer
However, if the Flyers decide to sit back and hope things eventually get better, they could find themselves wasting another season. At some point, the organization needs to decide what it wants to do. If they aren't going to make a move to try and turn things around, then they might as well start looking ahead to the draft and adding more talent for the future.
The frustrating part is that this roster, at least on paper, is too good to be a bottom-five to bottom-seven team in the NHL. There is enough talent here that the Flyers should be much more competitive than they have been, and that's what makes this season so disappointing.
They need to figure out what the problem is, and they need to do it fast. Whether that means making a trade or looking at other ways to change the direction of the team, something has to happen. Otherwise, the Flyers are going to keep wasting games and digging themselves into a bigger hole.
This organization can't afford to let the season get much worse. If they don't find a way to turn things around soon, this could end up being one of the most embarrassing seasons in recent memory.
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