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On the heels of Jim’s latest post about the Sixers’ hilarity and the fact that the Flyers will likely scratch Vinny Lecavalier and nympho Michael Del Zotto tonight, I got to thinking: Is this going to be the worst season in the history of the Wells Fargo Center?

Probably.

If we throw out the season-long hockey lockout – BUT KEEP THE LOCKOUT-SHORTENED 2012 (basketball) AND 2013 (hockey) SEASONS – 2014-2015 will almost undoubtedly be the worst season in the history of the Wells Fargo Center.

Generously giving the Sixers 10 wins for the season means the Flyers would have to finish with at least 47 wins for the teams to combine to reach the measly 57-win plateau established during the 2006-2007 season and the (hockey) lockout-shortened 2012-2013 season.

But here’s where it gets fun: 2014-2015 has a realistic chance of having less wins than the hockeyless 2004-2005 campaign. That’s right, this season the Flyers and Sixers could combine for less wins than the 2004-2005 Sixers alone.

As you can see from the chart, the Flyers, during relatively down seasons, still average over 40 wins.* That’s admirable. But that’ll be tough to reach this year. For comparison, even with the terrible start last year they managed 12 wins by December 2 (8 this year), and still needed one of the best second halves in hockey to get to 42 wins. If they keep up their current pace, we’re looking at the mid-30s this season, which means the Sixers would need to win ~8 games to beat out the hockeyless 2004-2005 season or ~20 wins (haha) to avoid the most loserish two-sport season in the history of the Wells Fargo Center. Doh.

*I love how they blew up the team after their high-win total of 47 in 2011. To be fair, however, they matched that output the following season.