from Sam Carchidi of Broad Street Bull,

After their fourth straight defeat, the quotes coming out the Flyers’ locker room sounded oh, so familiar.
"We didn't play a full 60 minutes,” said one player.

“We were flat at the start,” added another.

Et cetera. Et cetera.

Forget the explanations and excuses. The Flyers try hard on most nights, but they simply don't have the right blend of talent and grit....

When the trip started, the Flyers were eight points out of a playoff spot. Now, they’re nine points out _ and that margin could grow because the team they’re chasing, the Rangers, have three games in hand.

Some fans are asking for coach Craig Berube to take the fall, but that isn’t expected to happen.

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