Claude Giroux doesn't have a goal. Peter Laviolette doesn't have a job. Do the Philadelphia Flyers have a prayer?
The Penguins aren't counting out their biggest rival. When they meet Thursday in Philadelphia, the Penguins have an opportunity to take a 10-point lead on the Flyers just two weeks into the season.
“I am surprised to see them with the record they have now,” Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said.
The numbers speak for themselves:
• At 1-6-0, the Flyers have the NHL's worst record and fewest amount of points (two).
• The Flyers have scored 10 goals in seven games, equating to the second-to-worst goals-per-game average at 1.43.
• Giroux, dubbed the “best player in the world” by then-coach Laviolette when the Flyers defeated the Penguins in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, has zero goals and two assists.
“It's fine (that they're struggling),” Penguins defenseman Matt Niskanen said. “I'm not sad about it. I'm not cheering for them to fail, but I'm not sad that they are, either.”
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Now watch the Flyers come out and beat the Pens 5-1 or something. Wounded animals can be deadly.
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