RALEIGH Wholesale Rashaad Penny Jersey , N.C. — Two teams that are slumping at the wrong time meet Saturday night at PNC Arena, both with a degree of desperation.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in danger of dropping out of playoff position in the Eastern Conference. The Carolina Hurricanes have a challenging climb to snatch a playoff spot.
“Obviously the sense of urgency now has to be amped up regardless where we’re at,” Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald said.
Article continues below ...Philadelphia is 1-6-1 this month, beginning with a 4-1 home loss to Carolina.
The Hurricanes are 1-4-0 across their last five games. Carolina has allowed six goals in three of its last six games.
“We are in a hole right now,” Hurricanes forward Lee Stempniak said. “We still think we are going to make the playoffs and we believe we can Authentic JK Scott Jersey , but it gets harder with each loss.”
The Flyers have 10 more points than the Hurricanes, so they’re in better shape in terms of playoff position, though their margin for error has been considerably sliced.
“We have 11 games left, we’re there right now so obviously if we can take care of business down the stretch here, we’ll be fine Wholesale Kemoko Turay Jersey ,” MacDonald said. “I think we just have to adjust and make sure we take care of things.”
The Flyers believe there’s much to be gained from the recent slide if the reaction is appropriate.
“I think the message is it is what it is, we’re going to learn from it and then get better,” said Philadelphia goalie Alex Lyon, who played in relief in Thursday night’s home loss to Columbus.
By the end of February, the Flyers looked like they could contend for a top spot in the Metropolitan Division. Now Authentic Dalton Schultz Jersey , they’re trying to hang on to a playoff bid, though the divisional title isn’t out of reach.
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