I warned you, Flyers.

It was a building block, they said. A jumping off point, they said. All the other Flyers blogs kept saying so. A 3-1 win over Boston on the road! That’s exciting, right?

No.

You want a jumping-off point? Here it is, Philly faithful:

"EGG!"

That’s a jumping-off point. And, interestingly enough, it’s exactly what the Flyers laid last night in Pittsburgh. Philadelphia gave up two (yes, as in more than one) shorthanded goals and generally looked like absolute shit in a 6-1 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday night.

Before we go any further, yes, I’m aware how good Pittsburgh is. Yes, I’m aware how…um, well less-good we are. But the loss itself isn’t the problem. The issue here is how this team lost. They came out flat, took stupid penalties, made horrible passes, and generally looked like a team District 5 would crush handily.

Yes, the Oreo Line would skate circles around this team right now.

The worst part? Do you know who had the lone goal for the Flyers? Well, glad you asked.

Dan Carcillo whoring his merchandise

Yep. That’s right. Mr. Fighty McDirtStache had the lone goal for Philadelphia. Not Jeff Carter. Not Mike Richards. Not Danny Briere. An immature goon with the facial hair of a child molester got our only tally.

Now, I didn’t want this to happen. I wanted to keep this buried forever. But after last night’s “performance”, we need this as a wake-up call.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you the most offensive thing you will ever see as a Flyers fan:

MY EYES! OH GOD IT BURNS

Your move, Orange and Black. You’ve got the second half of a home-and-home against Pittsburgh tomorrow night. After seeing that abomination, Sidney Crosby’s mouth better look like John Tavares’, Marc-Andre Fleury should have more holes shot through him than the officer who became RoboCop, and Carcillo…should just miss the game. Perhaps to shave.

Win and I’ll happily reward Flyers Nation with something awesome in your honor. But make another output that’s so poor your own captain says it was played “with no heart and no guts”, and the boos coming from my club box on Saturday afternoon will be almost embarrassingly loud.

Next Game: Thursday vs. Pittsburgh (7 p.m., CSN)

Tags: Christian Ingram, Everyone hates Pittsburgh, excessive references, Philadelphia Flyers, Reptile Carcillo