Flyers hope to avoid franchise first: 10-game losing skid
The Philadelphia Flyers aim to avoid setting a franchise record for consecutive losses in one season when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday in Newark, N.J. The Flyers lost their ninth straight game (0-7-2) following a 7-5 setback to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. That decision came hours after they fired head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Michel Therrien. "The big thing for me is, obviou