Penguins Playoff Push…Pfft

I suppose like so many other Penguins fans, my attention was riveted to the “Scores” page of NHL.com last night. Eyes fixed on the Capitals-Flyers and Red Wings-Canadiens games.

Of course, we needed the Caps and Wings to lose to keep our playoff hopes alive.

For a while, things seemed to be going our way. The Canadiens held a 4-3 lead over the Wings as the final minutes ticked off the game clock. On the far side of the state, the Flyers and Caps were knotted up at 1-apiece.

Perfect.

Then, with three minutes to play and totally out of the blue, a red EN (empty net) indicator flashed next to “Flyers.”

What the…? Has John Tortorella lost his mind?

Alas, it the beginning of the end for our playoff hopes. Mere seconds later the score updated. Capitals 2 Flyers 1.

Noooooooooo!

Still bewildered by this sudden and unforeseen turn of events, it suddenly dawned on me that the Flyers weren’t merely in a position to play spoiler. They needed a regulation win to keep their own faint playoff chances alive.

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