Four wins in a row.
After six losses.
Their record after one month is 4-3-3. Still, cut it any way you want, there is no mathematical solution which says the Flyers are above .500. They began the year with six losses. Three happened to be beyond regulation, and last time I checked those aren't treated like ties used to be.
This club is really 4-6. Inconsistently consistent. Incredibly streaky. And incredibly lucky.
Realistically, you can't lose 'em all. Still, two wins on back-to-back nights against New Jersey should be mitigated by the fact that the Devils have traditionally been a club which surges in the second half.
Plus, Atlanta is one of the least talented, heartless and moribund teams in the league. Finally, the Flyers were noticeably outplayed for the latter half of the Islanders home game only to be rescued by another fluke deflection score by Jeff Carter.
There are three tests right away next week which will really gauge how close this team can rebound. Sunday, a surprising Edmonton team comes in fresh from a win in Carolina. Thursday, the Flyers head to Ottawa and next Saturday the revamped Lightning visit the soon-to-be-renamed home arena.
Any combination from 7-3-3 to 4-3-6 is possible, such is the shift in play throughout any given game during John Stevens' tenure.
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