Flyers Fall 5-2 to Sabres in Disastrous Wednesday Night Matchup<\/a><\/p>\nFlyers Grades in loss vs. Buffalo<\/p>\n
Sam Ersson \u2013 B<\/p>\n
Sam Ersson has been given a lot of lip lately, and rightfully so. He has not been playing his best. However, he did everything that was asked of him and more on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
The Flyers\u2019 backup netminder was thrown into a fire after Dan Vladar exited the game with an injury after the first period. Most goalies on the days that they\u2019re not starting skate for a good bit. <\/p>\n
Ersson, in reality, was thrown into the game with little notice. While in a bad stretch as we\u2019ve seen lately, it could have been a recipe for disaster. But Ersson held his own and gave the Flyers offense a chance. <\/p>\n
There is no excuse for the Quinn goal, but I don\u2019t fault Ersson on Dahlin\u2019s second tally. He was screened by Noah Juulsen, who could have easily gotten out of the way. If you\u2019re not going to block the shot, get out of the lane and give your goalie the chance to see the puck all the way through. <\/p>\n
Given the circumstances, Ersson played well on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Owen Tippett \u2013 B+ <\/p>\n
If the Flyers had made it any closer of a game, maybe I would have given Owen Tippett a higher grade. I wrote it in my last postgame story; Owen Tippett has been playing very, very well lately. He just did not have the points show it. <\/p>\n
Well, he had points on both Flyers goals on Wednesday, scoring the first, and picking up the secondary assist on Zegras\u2019 power-play goal. <\/p>\n
Tippett has looked like a completely different player as of late. I really have liked his game, not just as a scorer, but in all three zones. It\u2019s good to see him find the score sheet on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Travis Konecny \u2013 C+<\/p>\n
We saw both sides of Travis Konecny on Wednesday night. He was easily the most noticeable Flyers forward on Wednesday night, for both good and bad reasons. <\/p>\n
Konecny was smooth on zone entries, slick with the puck, and was making great passes, including his assist on Zegras\u2019 goal. <\/p>\n
He was also mishandling pucks, turning the puck over, and taking bad penalties. It was both ends for the Flyers\u2019 alternate captain. <\/p>\n
If the team had a different result, the bad would not necessarily outweigh the good. But, when your team is dominated for 40 minutes once again, it becomes a different story. Nonetheless, Konecny was one of the most notable players in a good way as well, and that is worth noting. <\/p>\n
Quite literally, everyone else \u2013 F<\/p>\n
Did anyone notice any of the players aside from the above in a good way? <\/p>\n
Trevor Zegras may be the only exception to the list simply because he scored a goal. But if he hadn\u2019t, he would have been on this list anyway, missing multiple grade-A chances. <\/p>\n
Matvei Michkov was quiet once again. Sean Couturier was extremely unnoticeable. The 4th line was non-existent, and in all honesty, Carl Grundtsrom had played his way into much higher expectations, and did not meet them. <\/p>\n
The Flyers simply did not play well on Wednesday. They played too loosely with the puck, creating careless turnovers, and were soft-checking in both directions.<\/p>\n
I did like the way the blueliners were engaged offensively, especially Cam York, Emil Andrae, and, surprisingly, Noah Juulsen. Defensively, they held the Sabres to 14 shots on goal. But, they are just as responsible as everyone else as far as the five Sabre goals. <\/p>\n
It can\u2019t just be three guys contributing if the Flyers are going to snap this streak. They need more for everyone. <\/p>\n
The Flyers will have a chance to reset on Thursday when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 p.m. EST. <\/p>\n
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