In the wake of yesterday afternoon’s 6-1 trouncing the reeling Flyers received at the hands of a relentless Boston Bruins team, I did a lot of thinking about what goes into the making of losing streaks and ugly losses.

All teams experience adversity over the course of the season. Part of what separates top clubs from the pretenders — almost as much as the collection of talent on the roster —

Originally posted here: Bill Meltzer