Better start the Craig Berube watch.
The Flyers got shut out for the second straight game last night, a 4-0 thrashing in front of the home folks at the Wells Fargo Center at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks.
Ray Emery got the start and he was not sharp, giving up three goals before being pulled in the second period. Rob Zepp came in and did not exactly provide relief, giving up the fourth goal just seconds after getting into the net.
After the game, Berube gave the distinct impression that he was not satisfied with his team's effort, especially after they fell behind early.
He didn't say quit, but you sort of got the message.
Flyers owner Ed Snider has never been known as the patient sort. This is the team that fired a coach three games into the season in jettisoning Peter Laviolette two years ago.
Like almost everyone connected to the Flyers, Berube is family. He should ask Bob Clarke how that worked out for him.
Berube needs to turn this thing around quick.
His team is now double digits out of the final playoff spot. Berube is not the one who has been unable to find the net the last two games. Nor is he the goalie who came up small last night.
But it's likely he will be the one to take the fall. With the Flyers, that's the way it works.
Ed Snider has never been reticent about pulling the trigger. I get the feeling his finger is likely getting itchy.
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