Is Nolan Patrick gone at the deadline?

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Flyers are swirling further out of a playoff spot every day they step on the ice. With every fleeting footstep in the clunky waddle of skates on a padded surface, the likelihood of postseason hockey ending up at Wells Fargo Arena is being washed out by mediocre play and horrific goaltending.

It’s not a good time. We’re not having a good time.

This kind of play and sports disappointment has led every single Flyers fan down a path of wondering what they do at the upcoming trade deadline on Monday. Do they sell everything that’s not virtually bolted down to the floor by ways of massive contracts? Or, maybe they stand pat and just chalk…