Ok, the Flyers wanted their backs against the wall...right?

Back in Philadelphia for their first home game in almost two weeks, the Flyers came out tonight and looked energized, taking a quick 1-0 lead just two and a half minutes into their Eastern Conference semifinal game against the Boston Bruins. However, the next 57 and a half minutes belonged to the Bruins, who scored four unanswered goals to put the Flyers down in a huge 0-3 hole going into Game 4.

To put things simply, this is the exact thing that the Flyers wanted to avoid. I said that they needed to get a win in Boston to keep the series going past Games three and four, and right now, it looks like I was right. While the two games in Boston were one goal affairs, tonight, the Flyers were outplayed and outclassed by the Bruins, who had an answer at every turn. Tuukka Rask stopped 34 shots for Boston, while Brian Boucher could only stop 16 for the Flyers. It was Boucher's worst showing of the playoffs, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. Now, thanks to a very poor game on all fronts, the Flyers find themselves in a win or die situation for the next four games...if they get that far.

Honestly, I still think anything could happen in this series, but the odds are clearly stacked against the Flyers. Before coming back to Philadelphia, Game 3 was a must win for this team, and now, they have no ground left to give. Tonight, the Bruins completely outplayed the Flyers for most of the game, despite Philadelphia having a lot more chances at Tuukka Rask than Boston had at Brian Boucher. The fact of the matter is that Boston made their chances count more than the Flyers, and that's why Boston is a win away from the Eastern Conference Finals. The power play has been a serious problem for the Flyers, who are clearly missing Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne and Ian Laperriere. Without those three, the team just doesn't go as well as it should, and right now, it's clearly showing. I doubt that the Flyers can come back from these odds, but right now, as bad as it sounds, this team just has to take things one game at a time. Nothing is over until the final buzzer sounds, and the Flyers aren't dead yet.

Even if they do go down against the Bruins, at least they took out the Devils and made it look easy. Man, that was fun, wasn't it?

Oh, and ten years and two days ago, this happened. My number five moment of the past decade. Enjoy watching the Flyers beat the Penguins. I know I will.