Well, that sure was a weird one. The Flyers came out against a last-in-the-conference Sabres team, playing without Jack Eichel, and promptly fell into a 3-1 hole. Now, they were able to claw their way out, force their way past regulation, then pick up a win in overtime, and that result feels like one we should be pleased with. And yet, we also can’t shake the feeling that it next should have gotten to the point of needing a shootout in the first place. There’s a lot to reconcile here, folks.
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