{"id":26131,"date":"2018-03-27T14:06:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=26131"},"modified":"2018-03-27T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:39:31","slug":"ywt-13-opening-day-and-a-philadelphia-flyers-playoff-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/03\/27\/ywt-13-opening-day-and-a-philadelphia-flyers-playoff-push\/","title":{"rendered":"YWT #13- Opening Day and a Philadelphia Flyers Playoff Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is brought to you by Last Word On Sports. Kyle Collington is joined by Mike Giletto each and every week to give you the fire and passion about Philadelphia sports. Kyle and Mike are two lifelong Philly sports fans that are just talking about what they love.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>YWT #13- Opening Day and a Philadelphia Flyers Playoff Push<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/3kgr3-8e14bd?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> have six remaining\u00a0regular season games in 2017-18. Three of those games are at home. Also, three are against division foes, and two are against teams currently in a playoff position. Every game, every shift, matters at this point in the season.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Looking ahead, the Flyers have three or four realistic first round opponents, including longtime foe, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>. As always, the Battle of Pennsylvania reaches its zenith during the playoffs. It happened most recently during the 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, a series that resulted in a Philadelphia victory. That series is well-known for being one of the more physical series in recent history. It ended with a total of 309 penalty minutes doled out. Most notably the series featured an incredible 158 of those minutes served in Philadelphia\u2019s 8-4 victory on home ice in Game Three.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">However, the questions facing the current Flyers roster are numerous. Can they earn enough points to get into a divisional playoff spot? If they get there, can they beat a team like Pittsburgh or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a>? Why was <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/konectr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Konecny<\/a><\/strong> benched in the third period against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers<\/a> last Thursday? Will a Flyers starting goalie EVER finish a game again?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">On this week\u2019s You Would Think, Kyle and Mike attempt to answer those questions. They also talk about the MLB\u2019s upcoming Opening Day. In addition, to how the Phillies will fare this year, Bryce Harper\u2019s attitude, Michael Bennett\u2019s legal issues, Seven or Six Seconds, and more.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Like us on Facebook @YWTpodcast<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter @YWTpodcast<br \/>\nKyle Collington on Twitter @kcollington<br \/>\nMike Giletto on Twitter @mike_giletto<\/p>\n<p>Logo created by Ben Resnick (follow him on twitter @bennythejet55)<\/p>\n<p>Music courtesy of www.bensound.com<\/p>\n<p>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is available on Last Word on Sports, Podbean, iTunes, and Google Play.<\/p>\n<p><em>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is brought to you by Last Word On Sports. Kyle Collington is joined by Mike Giletto each and every week to give you the fire and passion about Philadelphia sports. 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