Things haven’t been going well for the Philadelphia Flyers since their 10-game winning streak came to an end.
Tuesday represented the latest setback, as Philly fell to the up-and-down Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4-1. While the Flyers have gotten some “charity points” for their trouble here and there, the bottom line is that they’ve only won two games since Dec. 17. They’re now 2-6-3 during that span.
Much like with the slightly stumbling Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s silly to panic, though the Flyers have bigger issues than Columbus right now.
The best news is that, regardless of how the rest of Tuesday goes, they’re still comfortably in the East’s final wild card spot. The not-so-good-news is that their margin for error is getting slimmer.
The rest of January could also be challenging. Beginning with Thursday’s home game against the upward-trending Vancouver Canucks, the Flyers will play four of six on the road and five of eight away from Philly to end the first month of January. That isn’t a murderous schedule, but it’s not a cakewalk either.
Ultimately, the Flyers are still in a good spot. They still have some work to do.