Flopping Flyers aim to halt eight-game skid vs. Avalanche

The Philadelphia Flyers clearly have reached their low point of the season.

The Flyers were crushed 7-1 by the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. Philadelphia's schedule doesn't let up as the Flyers will host the imposing Colorado Avalanche in the second game of a back-to-back on Monday night.

On Monday morning, however, the Flyers fired Alain Vigneault after two-plus seasons as the t