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Why is Philly struggling? Here are two reasons all too familiar to Flyers

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Monday, February 25, 2008

Teams, unable to learn from their own histories, are sometimes doomed to repeat the foibles of their past. And so, in less than a month, the Philadelphia Flyers have gone from Atlantic Division contenders and Cup hopefuls to a free-falling team that will be life-and-death to make the playoffs. At the heart of the Flyers' precipitous fall are two issues Philly fans are long familiar with: concussions and the lack of a bona fide No. 1 netminder. The Flyers haven't won a game since Feb. 5, losing ...

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