from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

The Philadelphia Flyers have a serious problem.

They cannot score goals.

As obvious as this flaw is, the Flyers’ lack of playoff scoring has escaped heavy scrutiny because, hey, look at how awesome Carter Hart is playing for a 22-year-old goalie and, wow, the defence has really rounded into form under the steady hand of Alain Vigneault.

Moreover, until Monday’s clinical dissection by the New York Islanders, Philly had been winning — sport’s cure-all for underlying ailments. They entered the Toronto bubble as a fourth seed and catapulted to top dogs as Boston and Washington sleepwalked through round-robin action.

They then slipped by a 12-seed Montreal Canadiens squad that came here for experience and moral victories and were able to chalk up their cold sticks to Carey Price.

But now? Now it’s a problem.

Through 10 post-season contests, the Flyers have averaged a scant 2.2 goals per game. Every team with worse production — and 10 (!) teams with better production — has already been eliminated.

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