The Flyers Season is Over
On Saturday morning, Anthony SanFilippo wrote a really well thought-out post in which he ranked all 16 Game 7s in Flyers history. Number 17 in team history will assuredly be added to that list firmly at the bottom.
The Flyers were shut out 4-0 in Game 7, a game in which they had about 11 total minutes of solid play with any sustained pressure. Our audience on The Press Row Show wasn’t pleased with the perceived lack of effort and lack of energy throughout, with an eight minute stretch to start the game and a three minute stretch near the end of the second period as the only portions of the game deserving of any praise.
The fanbase as a whole had a wide range of emotions seeping through their keyboards:
The Irrationals
WHAT A PATHETIC PERFORMANCE, DO US A FAVOR NEXT TIME IF YOU'RE GONNA FORCE A GAME 7 ONLY TO SUCK, THEN PLEASE SPARE US AND GET SWEPT.
— Travis_Philly_Fan (@travis_philly) September 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/BriMcL17/status/1302427433140989953?s=20
The Optimists
As mad as I am about this game. I love this team, gonna be a good next season i just know it. Just didn't have it to beat them. Im impressed and happy we made it as far as we did. Just wish we could've went further. Love you guys and GO FLYERS!
— In The Net Hockey (@InTheNetHockey) September 6, 2020
The Realists
When you rely on a 20 year old to be the best player in a whole series it’s gonna be hard to win everyone left him out to dry. All I know is we have an exciting future, but that was not a good way to end.
— Anthony (@Anthony_1328) September 6, 2020
Tomorrow I will appreciate the effort to push this thing to seven games and look forward to the future. But right now…. pic.twitter.com/mvLMQ8hQOD
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 6, 2020
The Off-Season Begins Crowd
https://twitter.com/GrittysBigStan/status/1302426774945624064?s=20
The Eternal Pessimist
45 years and counting…
— Derrick Hord (@DAHord) September 6, 2020
The Haters
— Jay 🇨🇦 (@KerplunkJay) September 6, 2020
Trivia question: What's orange and black and hasn't won a championship in 45 years?
Here's a hint… #NYIvsPHI #seeyalatersuckers pic.twitter.com/R3ptJoKd3S
— Zushifukato (M8) (@sdsptsfan) September 6, 2020
The Traitors
https://twitter.com/LamarJacksonMVP/status/1302428578949234688?s=20
Barry Trotz is a Class Act
"Oskar Lindblom is really inspirational. It's exceptional what he did and what he's fighting. To me as a father you never want to see a young man go through all that, but he's done a great job & the support he gets from the @NHLFlyers organization is tremendous." #OskarStrong pic.twitter.com/bRp1FEqhil
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) September 6, 2020
We’ll have full coverage of what went wrong for the Flyers on Sunday, but in the meantime, try to find solace in the fact that a team that was picked by many to be a fringe playoff team at best was one win away from a conference final. It was a fun season to cover and credit needs to be given to the NHL and NHLPA for putting together a plan that allowed the Hub City model to bring hockey back to their fans around the world in the safest possible way. There’s real reason to believe this team’s window is just opening and the Orange & Black will have a chance to contend in a meaningful way deep into the 2021 postseason.
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