After the Philadelphia Flyers started the 2013-14 season 4-10-1 and fired their coach, a lot of people wrote them off as contenders. But with Craig Berube at the helm, things have been different in Philadelphia.
It took a little time, but the Flyers have been one of the best teams in the entire league over the past couple of months and are playing their best hockey now, with the playoffs just weeks away.
The orange and black are on a heck of a run right now, going 8-2-1 since January 28. They had a huge home-and-home series with Washington and won each hard-fought battle.
Philadelphia went 4-1 on a tough 10-game West Coast road trip, and also had a decisive victory over the New York Rangers after coming out flat against the San Jose Sharks in the first game since the Olympic break.
But if you go even further back, the Flyers still have an impressive streak going. Since December 12, they are 20-9-4 with multiple three-plus game winning streaks.
What has contributed to this turnaround? There is not just one or two factors, but a myriad of reasons which have come together as the season has progres ...
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