{"id":413948,"date":"2026-01-18T07:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/413948\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:48:26","slug":"flyers-captain-blunt-after-embarrassing-sixth-straight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/413948\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers Captain Blunt After Embarrassing Sixth-Straight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe sucked. Plain and simple,\u201d Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 captain Sean Couturier bluntly said following the team\u2019s 6-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Couturier was not wrong. The final score did not reflect how the game went. While a three-score deficit, somehow, does not feel like a thrashing, it was a thrashing in South Philadelphia. The team knows it. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t show up down 3-1, 10 minutes in [to the game]. We have to be better,\u201d said the captain. <\/p>\n

Despite scoring the game\u2019s first goal, the team quickly fell behind 3-1 after the Rangers\u2019 first three shots of the game. Aleksei Kolosov\u2019s performance in goal, allowing three goals in a span of 1:20, certainly did the team no favors, but the primary issue was the broken defensive structure. <\/p>\n

Couturier said, \u201cWe\u2019re putting together a couple of good shifts, and then we make big mistakes that cost us, and we can\u2019t play that type of hockey.\u201d The Flyers captain also said, \u201cAs a group, we\u2019re in a funk. We\u2019re trying, I think we\u2019re just not smart right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a difficult stretch for the Flyers, with everything going downhill after Scott Laughton\u2019s short-handed goal to force overtime in the game vs. the Maple Leafs, which started this losing streak. <\/p>\n

Since then, the Flyers have been embarrassed in five-straight games, being outscored 29-11, or 31-12 if you include the overtime loss to the Leafs. The Flyers have allowed 5 or more goals in each of their last five losses. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tough stretch to be in, and it may be even harder to break out of. <\/p>\n

Read More: Flyers Struggles Continue vs. Rangers on Saturday in Sixth-Straight Loss<\/a><\/p>\n

How can the Flyers end the skid<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a bad stretch for the Flyers, and now, breaking out of it may be even harder. Up next: a trip out West where the Flyers face the Golden Knights, Mammouth, and Avalanche.<\/p>\n

Given the difficult task at hand, it could be hard for the Flyers to break out of this skid, especially with how challenging their upcoming schedule is. <\/p>\n

Coutruier says the team just needs to stick together and stick to their game. \u201cI think it\u2019s important to stick together,\u201d said Couturier. \u201cThere is a lot of pressure and outside noise, but it\u2019s on us to figure it out and stick together, and we\u2019ll come out stronger.\u201d <\/p>\n

The veteran center went on to say, \u201cAt times, we were disconnected. But like I said, we have to stick together, stick to the way we want to play. We know, we know the kind of game we want to play. We\u2019re just kind of deviating at times, and it\u2019s costing us big time. So I\u2019m going to repeat myself, but we just have to stick together, grind harder, and we\u2019ll get out of it. We\u2019ll get stronger out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Couturier and the Flyers will play next in Las Vegas, taking on the 23-11-12 Golden Knights on Monday at 8:00 p.m. EST. <\/p>\n

Read More: Flyers Center Rodrigo Abols Exits Saturday Game vs. Rangers With an Injury<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe sucked. Plain and simple,\u201d Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 captain Sean Couturier bluntly said following the team\u2019s 6-3 loss to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5112],"tags":[58,1468,36308,5,4,1467,56,5205,5812],"class_list":{"0":"post-413948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-flyers","8":"tag-featured","9":"tag-flyers","10":"tag-flyers-game","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-flyers","15":"tag-philadelphiaflyers","16":"tag-sean-couturier"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115915009501661348","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}