Daily News | Flyers’ mediocrity becoming more and more painful
One of the worst teams in recent NHL history just completed a season sweep of the Flyers.The Buffalo Sabres, who just set a dubious NHL record by missing the playoffs in 11 straight seasons, beat the Flyers in all three contests, winning by 6-3, 4-3, and 5-3. The last time the Sabres won three regular-season games in one season against the Flyers was in 2006. In between then and now, the Sabres have gone 21-31-6 against the Flyers.
This season, the Sabres are finally seeing the result of years of poor seasons that yield high draft picks. They’re fifth in the Atlantic Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference, which isn’t stellar, but it’s the highest they’ve been in the standings since the 2012-13 season. With numerous young stars on their roster and an impressive showing from Owen Powers , there’s light at the end of the tunnel for the Sabres.
One does wonder if Ryan Ellis or Sean Couturier could have provided the extra push for the Flyers in their 11 one-point losses. But then again, the many creative ways the Flyers have found to lose could very well have outweighed any spark Couturier or Ellis could have provided. “I do believe there’s a group of players here that can be part of a winning core,” general manager Chuck Fletcher said in January. The Flyers had already gone through 10-game and 13-game losing streaks by then. They’ve since added six-, four-, and five-game skids.
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