The Flyers welcomed the Montreal Canadiens to the Wachovia center tonight in a huge matchup between the two teams tied for 6th in the Eastern conference. In fact Peter Lavoliette, described it as the biggest game of the season for the Flyers. Unfortunately, for the Orange and Black, Jaroslav Halak owned the night for the Habs. The Flyers threw everything but the kitchen sink at him, and he stopped it all, with 35 saves. Meanwhile, Montreal got a lucky score midway through the 1st period and thanks to Halak that was all they needed for a 1-0 win. The Flyers really dominated for good a portion of this one, so to lose 1-0 in a game they had to have is disheartening.
The Orange and Black don't have time to feel sorry for themselves though. With only 4 games left to play they sit 8th in the Eastern conference, just 2 points ahead of the Rangers and Thrashers at this point. That means they'll have to win at least 2 of those 4, if not 3 of them in order to hang on for a playoff spot. If nothing else the performance of Brian Boucher tonight, saving 22 of the 23 shots he faced, was an encouraging sign that perhaps they can do so. If they do hang on for a playoff spot it doesn't feel like at this point that they'll go any further than the an embarrassing first round exit. So maybe getting to the playoffs is not worth it for the Flyers this year anyway. I don't know, I am not sure what to think anymore.
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