Flyers hand Thrasher a 4-3 win

Well the school year is in full swing again for yours truly so it looks like the old Flyers blog has been suffering from a bit of neglect.

Ah hell, it is a Flyers blog after all, surely the orange and black won't fault me for a bit of inconsistency. Tonight and Sunday afternoon. Two games, two loses, considerably less than 120 minutes of hockey actually played by the Flyers. Make that two BIG loses.

Atlanta leap frogged the Flyers in the Eastern Conference standings tonight courtesy of a 4-3 victory. Naturally, the Flyers held a 3-1 lead going into the third period and were playing in front of their home fans. Add in the playoff implications and all that and this should have been a slam dunk... not so much.

It's not even worth getting into all the nonsense that took place tonight, but I will point my finger directly at Braydon Coburn. The Big C once again fired the puck at his own net, thankfully even after missing most of the season with an injury, Emery still knows what to expect from Coburn and stopped the puck. On the ensuing face off, the whole Flyers team watched as Ilya Kovalchuck skated passed them and burned Emery to make it 3-2. Coburn's very timely and intelligent decision got the ball rolling and from there on out the Flyers did everything they could to give away the game.

Not a pretty effort and with the trade deadline edging closer and closer, you can't help but notice the Flyers glaring deficiencies on the blue line and the right wing. The Flyers handed Atlanta this game tonight on a silver platter. Braydon Coburn was the waiter, but the whole team has their stink on this one. Next up, the Flyers cap off their six game home stand with a game against the Islanders, a team that owes the Flyers more then a few instances of payback. Is it a must win for the orange and black?

Is Braydon Coburn currently in the midst of the worst contract year ever?

Absolutely.