Seth Vigdor
Well that sucked! I’m not sure which is worse. Is coming out flat against the rival Penguins bad or is blowing a two goal lead with one minute left worse? The Flyers were up 2-0 with a little over a minute left against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They choked and the Blue Jackets ending up winning in a shootout.
Despite the loss, the Flyers will pull into a playoff spot over Detroit based on a game in hand. But man oh man, they blew this one and its one of those games that may come back to bite them in their asses at the end of the year.
#Flyers will pull into playoff spot over Detroit based on gm in-hand. But losing extra point, with a 2-goal lead in final min… on PP? Wow.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 23, 2016
The game also had it’s share of drama as the Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll was ejected early in the second period for interference on Philadelphia Flyers forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Check out this hit.
Here’s a look at the moment right before impact courtesy of CBS Sports.
Meanwhile, how amazing is Shayne Gostisbehere?
Is there anything @s_ghost14 cant do? pic.twitter.com/XgNbESBjYT
— Joe Dought (@JoeR35h93) March 23, 2016
The kid is a flat out stud and he’s only going to get better with age. The Flyers had goals by Claude Giroux and Ryan White. The Blue Jackets had goals from Cam Atkinson and Boone Jenner.
G-G-G-G, G-Unit #PHIvsCBJ pic.twitter.com/SFOMQSybra
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 22, 2016
Mr. White gets cookin’ #PHIvsCBJ pic.twitter.com/oK2202V1Fy
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 23, 2016
The Flyers next play on Thursday in Colorado.
They don’t deserve the playoffs after last night