WASHINGTON - The bye week couldn't come at a better time for the fading Flyers.
They have lost 11 of their last 14 and have dropped eight straight on the road.
"We haven't been playing the greatest lately, and hopefully we can take this time to clear our minds and come back ready to go, have a little bit of pep in our step and be a little more focused," right winger Wayne Simmonds said Sunday after the Flyers' latest embarrassment, a 5-0 loss to the Capitals.
Because of the league-mandated bye, which teams take at different times, the Flyers are off the ice until they practice at 3 p.