Flyers' special teams face special test

Vancouver Canucks forward Radim Vrbata (17) celebrates his goal with forward Henrik Sedin (33) and defenseman Alexander Edler (23) after scoring against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) (not pictured) during the third period at Rogers Arena. The Vancouver Canucks won 5-1.VANCOUVER - About midway through every Flyers practice, there's a brief break while some players change their uniform color from that of their regular linemates to that of their special-teams unit.

Sunday's practice at the University of British Columbia was no different.

Maybe the emphasis and importance of that part of practice was elevated, though, because the recipe for why the Flyers are lacking in the…