Ping-Pong Balls Give Flyers Yet Another Loss
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by user Christof
You know your organization is beyond hope when you earn the most chances to win a draft lottery, and STILL LOSE. This is where the once-proud Philadelphia Flyers now reside. Today, the Chicago Blackhawks, who had only an 8% chance of winning the NHL Draft Lottery, won. The Flyers will now draft second overall in the June draft.
Lets look at what the Flyers accomplished during this wonderful 2006-2007 season. The club finished with a record of 22-48-12, or 56 points. Last year, the Flyers had over 40 wins and finished with 101 points. Hence, in one year, the club dropped 45 points.
History was made all throughout the season for the Flyers in 2006-07. Sure, it was bad history, but history nonetheless. The club, for example, set a record for the longest losing streaks during the season. Overall, the Flyers lost the most games in a single season in their history, shattering the old record of 39. The Flyers also set an all-time low for points earned. This record was not shattered, just beaten, for the old mark was 58 points.
And for all of this, the Flyers get to draft second overall, in a draft that is at best considered weak in talent. But never fear, the Flyers have roughly $20 million to spend in free agency this off-season. This makes me wonder - will the Flyers become the Washington Redskins of the NHL.
I must say, the Flyers not winning the draft lottery is poetic justice. Why should a team that cannot win on the ice win anything off of it?
Notes
1. I personally attended a Flyers game on March 31st - see, law school protected me from something! The opponent that night was the hated New York Rangers. The Flyers, of course, lost 6-4. They played horrible, but head coach John Stevens after the game said they gave a "terrific effort." My response to this is either: 1. Stevens is a liar, 2. Stevens is blind as a bat with a IQ of 80, 3. the Flyers did give a terrific effort, but the talent level is below junior hockey level. Also, the biggest cheer from the crowd did not come for one of the Flyers goals, but for a chubby white guy who was trying to dance in his seat. (By the way, to that dude - if you stop watching MTV / VH-1 all day and get out, you may be in better shape).
2. Yo Alex: Congrats. You won a challenge against me. I am truly a tortured soul in the world of sports.
