As the Philadelphia Flyer posted the final score in the game against Swiss team Lausanne HC, reaction poured in from fans and, as you can imagine, a lot of it was very negative.
The Flyers went down in the game 4-0 after Carter Hart let in four goals on 10 shots. While the young netminder had looked spectacular in preseason action up to that point, he was pulled early in the 2nd period in favour of Brian Elliott. The Flyers managed to make a game of it, but in the end, lost by a score of 4-3. Lausanne becomes the first European team to defeat an NHL team since EV Zug beat the New York Rangers 8-4 on October 3rd of 2011.
Reaction to the score on Twitter ranged from "what a joke" to "our expectations for you were low, but holy f---." Another fan noted "we're already dead and the season hasn't even started yet."
To be fair, the final outcome of the game is meaningless. That said, it's doubtful head coach Alain Vigneault had many good things to say to his team in the dressing room after the final buzzer. It's also worth noting that, other than dressing eight defenseman, the lineup was very close to the one you'll see when the Flyers start the regular season. Vigneault juggled his lines a lot during the game.
"There's no doubt that I have not yet found combinations that I'm comfortable with both defensively and offensively," he said following the loss. I've said this many times throughout camp that we have a lot of work to do."
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