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This game was the equivalent of an existential crisis. The Philadelphia Flyers are no longer in a playoff spot. Going into last night, the Flyers were two points of jumping into third place in the Metropolitan Division. After a 5-0 thrashing from the last place in the Metropolitan Division New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia needs to find an identity. The identity cannot be playing down to opponents just to wonder “what if” in case they are looking from the outside come the NHL postseason.
Everything about this game escalated quickly.