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The Up And Down Philadelphia Flyers

01/16/2017 at 3:00pm EST

from Sam Carchidi of Philly.com,

On Dec. 14, they had a 10-game winning streak and were the NHL's hottest team. They were This Is Us in the ratings.

Since then, they have lost 11 of 14, and their playoff chances are diminishing by the day.

They repeatedly say the problem is simple: They haven't been playing a full 60 minutes, that they take a period off.

But then they go out and, well, take a period off, such as the embarrassing third stanza in their 5-0 loss Sunday in Washington.

They say if they play a full 60, they will get back to their form from a month ago. Back then, they could do no wrong; they were proud of their streak and didn't want it to end. They played hard every shift, knowing the streak was on the line, knowing it had made them the talk of the hockey world and had given them an identity.

Four weeks later, the Flyers' identity may turn into this: They could become the first team in NHL history to miss the playoffs after a regular season in which they had a 10-game winning streak.

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