By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The much-anticipated outdoor game between the Flyers and Penguins went pretty much as you would have expected. The Flyers struggles to score continued and they dropped yet another game, this time by a score of 4-2.
Even though it seemed like the Flyers had the game for the taking at times if they could manage an equalizer, it just was one of those games, like Wednesday's, that just wasn't meant to be.
Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Penguins.
- Focusing on the end result more than the level of play, might as well start by admitting what seems to be inevitable at this point. The Flyers aren't making the playoffs this season. It's a rather dumb statement and sometimes cliche, but if you can't score, you can't win. This team could score with the best of them early in the season. Now, they're lucky if they can get to two goals in a game.
- I'm not sure what to make of the Flyers goalie situation. The Flyers seem to keep going with Michal Neuvirth, as if to indicate that he has the better chance of sticking around beyond this season and that they are already moving on from Steve Mason. But Neuvirth wasn't particularly sharp on Saturday night. He looked like he had time to get over to make a play on Nick Bonino's one-timer for the second Penguins goal. After making the initial save on Matt Cullen's wraparound, he looked like he lost the puck in the crease on the rebound, which led to another goal. The last goal, a long-range shot by Chad Ruhwedel, was a stoppable shot that a goalie needs to have in a one-goal game. I've had this thought before, and I'm starting to wonder again, if the Flyers goalie for 2017-18 is even on the active roster at the moment.
- In the other goal, it was a 36-save win for Matt Murray, who for a while, looked like he wasn't going to give up one at all. Ho hum, right?
- It was great for Shayne Gostisbehere to finally get back on the goal side of the scoresheet. It's just his fifth goal of the season and yes, the defenseman has been struggling (more on that in a moment), but seeing one go in has to boost his confidence. Let's see what happens with him in the next few games, especially if he keeps throwing shots toward the net.
- Gostisbehere's positioning on the Cullen goal was brutal. As Mark Streit follows the puck and carrier Eric Fehr behind the net, Gostisbehere is on the wrong side of the defensive zone. With Brayden Schenn also just sort of gliding along in the defensive zone, this allows Cullen to get behind the defense and follow Fehr. Fehr drops it off to Cullen with Streit still following. Gostisbehere doesn't go to the other side of the net to try to make a play on the puck and neither does Schenn, so when Neuvirth leaves a rebound on the wraparound, all three are caught off guard and Cullen is plenty aware to poke it home.
- 38 shots for the Flyers in this game and just two goals. 34 shots in the game on Wednesday against Washington and just one goal. 36 shots in Edmonton last Thursday and just three goals. 34 shots in Calgary on Feb. 15 and just one goal. The running theme here: in the team's last four losses, there have been plenty of shots and chances, but nowhere near enough goals. This team can't finish, simple as that.
- Flyers fans may not like the Sidney Crosby that whines about calls or lack thereof, but this is the best player and one of the best leaders in the game today. And he always delivers against the Flyers. This guy doesn't suck. Not even close.
- Special teams really defined the third period. The Flyers took advantage of their first power play of the period to cut the lead to one. They got another with 8:41 to play that was their real last chance to tie the game. They failed to capitalize. They then took two penalties with less than five minutes to play, down two. Whether they really had a fighting chance in the game or not, that kind of discipline shut the door without giving them even a chance to set up and try to cut into the lead.
- It was good to see Jordan Weal get back on the ice, and he had a fairly decent game again, taking three shots, and picking up two hits and a blocked shot. His energy has been a welcome addition to this team.
- Make it 0-for-3 in these outdoor games for the Flyers. Commissioner Gary Bettman said that the hope is for the same two teams to play in Philadelphia, likely in Lincoln Financial Field in 2019. Fourth time's the charm, I guess. Let's certainly hope so.
Bottom Line
Basically the same as Wednesday. This is a team that isn't good enough to make the playoffs. They don't deserve to make the playoffs. And that's a shame for a team celebrating their golden anniversary.
The simple way to look at the last two games is that the two best teams in the Eastern Conference easily out-classed the Flyers. They aren't even close to the level these two teams are on.
The Flyers schedule is too tough going forward. There's not enough time. I think Jake Voracek offered a fairly honest sentiment after the game when he said that of the Flyers final 21 games, they may need to win 16 or 17 to make the playoffs. Not only is it fair, it's unrealistic. This isn't the team that won 10 games in a row in December. And that's going to help the Flyers make some history in their 50th year, being the first team to achieve such a win streak and not play beyond the regular season.
It is what it is. Better days are going to be on the way. It could start as soon as Wednesday, if the Flyers can start to shed some of the dead weight and cap space to make improvements in the upcoming offseason.
