PHILADELPHIA -- Teams have to do a lot of things well to go 31-14-5 during any 50-game stretch.
Making excuses isn't one of them.
That being the case, Mike Sullivan's reaction to the Penguins' lackluster performance during their 3-0 loss to the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night was utterly predicable.
He didn't care that his team was playing its 11th game in 20 nights, or its fourth in the past six. Or that injuries have forced nearly everyone on his roster to take on more responsibilities -- or, at least, playing time -- than expected when this season began.