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Flyers Mailbag: Questions During the Season-Opening Rut

Philadelphia has gone nine games without a regulation win, three of them past regulation, and fans are writing in for answers; the mailbag is open.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:06 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Flyers Mailbag: Questions During the Season-Opening Rut”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:06 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Flyers.
BBN covered this story before: Winless Flyers off to worst start in franchise history as fans chant… (October 12).

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Philadelphia Flyers are nine games into the season and sitting at zero wins, six losses and three more that went past regulation, according to Yahoo Sports.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLast night they lost to Detroit, two to one, and that puts the whole team in the Hot Seat.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorZero wins in nine. How hot is it?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSurface of the sun. Nine games, no win, and every loss is a family fight at the dinner table. Come on!
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat chair needs sunglasses, Rex. I'm not looking at it without a pair.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTo cool it down, they need one win. Just one. Not a point for losing in overtime, an actual win.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA fan wants to know if they should still show up. I say yes, because the worst is still coming.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorShow up, Dale. Philadelphia fans always do, and the chair is waiting with sunglasses.

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