Ironically, Brink getting taken off the Noah Cates-Tyson Foerster line, which had been the Flyers’ most consistent trio since Thanksgiving, was made in order to try and spark a slumping Travis Konecny, who struggled again on Thursday and now has just one goal in his last 20 games.

The Philadelphia Flyers are right on the edge. You can feel it. They've been playing better lately with each passing game, but the results just haven't quite come together. It's that frustrating kind of hockey where they're doing a lot of things right—controlling play,