Understanding the Flyers’ Playoff Picture
Rolling into the All-Star break, the Flyers are coming off a great couple weeks on the ice getting the win against Tampa Bay, Boston, and St. Louis all in a row.
Adding in a solid win against the Kings and shutting out the Penguins, the Flyers are sitting on the fence of the playoffs with 60 points.
Keeping with their pace, that will put them at 98 points which normally will put any team in a playoff spot.
Sadly for the Flyers, they are in the Metropolitan Division, which looks like the toughest division in the league this year. Even with a record of 27-17-6, they are still fighting with Columbus and Carolina for the wildcard spots as they are currently all within one point of each other.
On the other hand, if Philadelphia were in the Pacific Division, they would be in the first place.
What Do We Need To Do?
One obvious spot where the Flyers need to focus is away from Wells Fargo Center. While being one of the best in the league at home, they look like a completely different team wearing their white sweaters.
If they keep their amazing pace at home and bump up their play slightly on the road, they can pretty much guarantee their ticket to the post-season. Of course, if the Hurricanes or Blue Jackets would be so kind as to hit a big slump, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
One thing we have come to learn this season is that the organization is not worried about calling guys up and sending people down, which seems to be keeping the energy up most nights.
If some of the guys in the bottom 6 start to produce, this could give us an extra win or two down the stretch that would be much needed.
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