Daily News | Overtime problems will crush Flyers’ hopes of being competitive if they’re not fixed
Instead of extra money in the pocket, it means tired legs and an almost certain loss. Yeah, at least the team gets a point out of it. But overtime losses don’t snap a winless streak.
How many points are the Flyers out from a wild card spot? Eight. If the Flyers had won their overtime games, they would be just one point out.While overtime might not be a typical occurrence over the course of an NHL season, it’s become a more likely possibility for the Flyers as they’ve started playing within their structure and keeping games close. Three of their last four losses were decided by one goal.
When building the roster for this season, the Flyers added hardworking, gritty players. The only player they acquired known for his skill is Tony DeAngelo, who was scratched without explanation Friday.The team also lost skilled players when Claude Giroux got traded at the deadline last season, Sean Couturier underwent another back surgery, and Cam Atkinson disappeared from training camp. Healthy, the Flyers were going to have trouble with overtime.
Tortorella placed his trust in those two by putting them out there for the first and second overtime shifts, and they were big reasons the Flyers controlled the pace. Tortorella said the other reasons they performed better in overtime were because they won the initial face off and made smarter decisions.
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