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10 observations: Second straight blowout loss, York benching has Flyers searching for answers as season winds down

Charlie O'Connor Avatar
March 25, 2025
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TORONTO -- Heading into Tuesday's game, the big story looked to be Scott Laughton's first game against his old Philadelphia Flyers teammates. In its wake, the focus turned to yet another ugly Flyers blowout loss.
After allowing seven goals to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon, the Flyers found a way to fall in even more embarrassing fashion two nights later, suffering a 7-2 destruction at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Ryan Poehling gave the Flyers an early 1-0 lead, only for Toronto to respond with six consecutive goals that put the game out of reach before the second period reached its end.
Sam Ersson took the big stat hit, stopping just 23 of 30 in defe...

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