from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,

The Flyers' last 10 games will determine the magnitude of Tuesday's hard-to-believe loss in Columbus.

If they overcome that 3-2 shootout defeat and earn a playoff berth, it will be mentioned as just another hurdle that the resilient team cleared.

If it costs them a playoff spot, it will be remembered as the most devastating loss of the season, a meltdown for the ages.

With its goalie pulled, Columbus scored two goals in the final 64 seconds of regulation and won in the dreaded shootout.

"You've just got to put it behind you and move forward," said goalie Steve Mason in a church-quiet locker room minutes after Tuesday's stunning turn of events.

The Flyers, badly outplayed for most of the night by the lowly Blue Jackets, wasted a career-high 51 saves from Mason, who came within 64 seconds of blanking his former team for the second straight time.

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