Tonight the Flyers face off against the New York Islanders in Philadelphia. The Flyers are currently tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with each team having one game left in their 2010-2011 campaigns. the Flyers have to match what the Pens do tonight points-wise to clinch the division. So, a win clinch regardless of the Pens outcome, an OTL would clinch only if the Pens do not pick up 2 points, and a loss would only clinch if the Pens also lose.
Now to the conspiracy. The Isles and Pens have had some of the most gruesome and emotional games this season, go back and watch the Dipietro vs Johnson fight if you need proof. So now with the Isles well out of the playoff race they could screw the Penguins in the best way they can. Rolling over and letting the Flyers grab two points would ultimately kill Pittsburgh's chance of winning the division.
For a team with no playoff hopes this could be one of the best tricks to pull against a much rivaled foe. The Isles can't knock the Penguins down into 4th place themselves but they can effectively make sure they don't make it to that 2nd seed.
A loss by the Isles, while extremely unprofessional, would propel the Flyers into the 2nd seed in this year's big dance. I could just be pulling at nothing, which is highly likely, but it would be extremely funny and beneficial to the Flyers.
The game is at 7pm est on CSN Philly.
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