Morgan Frost didn't shy away from questions about how the Philadelphia Flyers can right the ship for their last six games of the regular season, nor did he have trouble discussing the emotional rollercoaster of his individual performance against the New York Islanders on Monday.
Morgan Frost didn't shy away from questions about how the Philadelphia Flyers can right the ship for their last six games of the regular season, nor did he have trouble discussing the emotional rollercoaster of his individual performance against the New York Islanders on Monday.
Morgan Frost didn't shy away from questions about how the Philadelphia Flyers can right the ship for their last six games of the regular season, nor did he have trouble discussing the emotional rollercoaster of his individual performance against the New York Islanders on Monday.
Frost quite literally saved the Flyers' season by scoring a last-gasp game-tying goal to force overtime against the Islanders, but in that OT period, a momentary lapse caused a turnover that led to Brock Nelson scoring and giving the Isles the coveted two points.
"You try to avoid that obviously, but...yeah, not much I have to say about that," he said. "Excuse my language, but I know I f***** up in the overtime there, so [I'm going to] try to make it up to my teammates and the fans in the next stretch of games."
The team has four days between the Islanders game and their next matchup, an away game against the Buffalo Sabres, which is the longest stretch they've had to regroup between games in some time.
An optional skate was held on Wednesday, which Frost said was "more of a skills day if you felt like you needed one, but if you felt like you needed the rest, you could take the rest."
He also explained that the time between games has given the Flyers a chance to breathe and organize their plan for getting as many points from their last six games as possible.
They face a relatively easier stretch of games than the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals, their current two main competitors for a playoff spot.
"It's just kind of a reset," he said. "We've kind of talked as a team, and obviously things haven't been going the way we want, but we're in a good spot still and all that matters is the next game and we should be confident in our ability to do well in these games."
Teammate Joel Farabee further explained the mindset that the Flyers are adopting going into this stretch of games, saying, "It's in our hands. We're not hoping anyone else has to lose, we just have to go out there and win. We know we're capable of doing that and we know we have the team to do it. We had a chance to talk things over this morning and the group's in the good spot.
"I think we've done it all year, we've just kind of proved people wrong and not really cared what [the media] or anyone else has had to say about our team. It only really matters what the group in here thinks. We're feeling pretty good heading into the last six and we're gonna give it a good push."
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