text: any flyers fans out there? i was just wondering have the flyers looked like this all year. i have been in iraq and have missed the season but was able to catch the last two games. i am very shocked, where is their offense? has it been like this all year>? they have no consistent offensive attack. the last game 8-2 was an embarrassment to the organization but mostly to the fans and city. has hitchcock lost the team? then i read the coachs commments to each other which even pumps me up even more. is there any chance for them to turn it around. come on flyers!! the biggest problem of the flyers this year has been consistency.  with a healthy lineup intact and playing to their potential, they have shown themselves to be capable of beating any team in the league.  however, this has rarely been the case.  injuries have devasted them.  forsberg has missed a lot of time, along with johnsson, pitkanen, their leader primeau just to name a few.  even when their lineup was semi-back together, they still have failed to play the way they are capable most of the time.  one of the brighter points about the flyers this year though has been the play of their rookies.  mike richards and jeff carter have played strong in their debut season.  antero niittymaki has been amazing.  even r.j. umberger, despite being clocked in game 1, has played very well.  another thing that always seems to stick in my mind about this team is that, i hate to say it, they play stupid hockey.  every game it seems they take dumb penalties on things that have been getting called all year.  they have not been able to adapt as well as some other teams to this "new nhl." as far as the playoffs so far have gone, game 1 was actually an amazing game.  robert esche was flat-out phenomenal.  despite a lackluster performance by most other players out there, he almost singlehandidly kept them in contention.  i wish they could have won the game if only for the way esche played.  even forsberg, despite an awful beginning, bounced back and showed why he's the best player in the world.  as far as game 2, i really don't even know what to say.  they simply got blown out.  it didn't even look like they were trying.  buffalo's a fast team, but they have to expect that and be ready to play.  moving on now to the future in game 3.  this time, they're coming back to philly.  sure, they didn't get the split up in buffalo like they would have liked, but they can still bounce back, its just there's almost no room for error.  plus, the readdition of keith primeau to the lineup could provide the team with the spark it needs to get over the hump.  all it takes is a win in game 3, and the flyers will be right back in it.  in game 1, if only sami kapanen didn't hit that post in overtime, imagine where this series would be now...