The Philadelphia Flyers folded like a cheap suit on Thursday night, letting a 2-1 lead against the New York Rangers evaporate into thin air, and it was our own Ty Kartye who delivered the knockout blow.
An Inexcusable Implosion
Forget trying to win, the Flyers looked like they stopped trying to play hockey. After Simon Benoit and Noel Acciari lit the lamp quickly in the second period, giving them a 2-1 lead, Philadelphia just decided to cruise. Predictably, that was their undoing. Head coach Rick Tocchet didn’t hold back after the 3-2 loss. “That’s inexcusable,” he fumed. “Being up 2-1 and then you give them those goals we gave, it’s inexcusable.” He’s not wrong. They were on track for a much-needed win before hitting Western Canada to face the Flames and Canucks, and instead, they let the Rangers waltz in, kick them around, and take both points. Defenseman Travis Sanheim nailed it, saying, “a team that’s down is going to push in the third period. They’re probably going to be the better team in the third. That’s where we’ve got to find a way to keep it simple, not turn over pucks and give them chances that they don’t deserve. We didn’t do that.”
Ty Kartye Sinks the Ship
The Rangers, sensing blood, didn’t need a second invitation. They cranked up the pressure, and it was only a matter of time. Denver Barkey took an untimely slashing penalty, and Pavel Dorofeyev scored on the power play almost immediately. Then, less than two minutes later, it happened. Our Kraken forward, Ty Kartye, netted the game-winning goal. Talk about a gut punch! Noel Acciari summed it up, “I think the third period, we were a little bit more on our heels than we were in the other two periods. I think we were trying to defend a lead rather than just play the game and do what made us successful during the other periods.” It was a massive collapse, and frankly, it was completely avoidable. They *knew* the Rangers would push, and did absolutely nothing to stop it.
So, the Flyers limp off to face the Flames and Canucks, carrying a heavy zero points from this disastrous start to their road trip. They need to figure out how to play a full sixty minutes, or it’s going to be a long season. As for us, it’s always good to see one of our guys, Ty Kartye, making big plays, even if it was for the other side in this one. That’s the kind of clutch play that excites us!
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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