Midway through the third period of Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place, the Flyers officially hit rock bottom. Moments after the Senators took a two-goal lead on a power play goal from Jason Spezza, the home squad played keep away in the Flyers’ zone for what seemed like minutes, toying with what appeared to be a broken junior varsity team.
The reaction from the Flyers was telling but far from surprising.