Last night’s 3-0 debacle in Newark reminded me a bit of games the Flyers played early in the 2006-07 season. They did some things right early in the game, but a couple breakdowns and a little self-created bad luck put them in a hole.

When Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a penalty shot — after a shorthanded semi-breakaway — early in the second period, the Flyers did not respond very well. They basic

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