It wasn't the kind of history the Flyers were hoping to make.

Philadelphia was eliminated from postseason contention Sunday night after losing to the Rangers in New York, and if missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons - and three times in five, while being knocked out in the first round twice - wasn't bad enough, here's the gut punch:

The Flyers reeled off 10 straight wins from Nov. 27 through Dec. 14, and they beat some tough opponents - eventual playoff teams - in the process:

• Flames
• Bruins
• Senators
• Blackhawks
• Predators
• Oilers

That streak, though, feels like it came a lifetime ago.

However, even down 4-1 on Sunday with only 10 minutes to play, and knowing what a loss meant, the Flyers still had hope.

"When we made it 4-2, we actually believed we were gonna come back," captain Claude Giroux said, according to the Courier-Post's Dave Isaac. "The attitude of the guys on the team, it's great. The character ... I'll play with those guys any day."

Giroux's down season is partly to blame for the Flyers' woes. He went into Sunday's game averaging 0.73 points per game, his lowest mark since 2009-10.

"Any team can look back and say coulda, woulds, shoulda," added Brayden Schenn. "We've just been, as a team, we've been inconsistent. This league if you win one, lose one or can't put a streak together you're not gonna make up any ground. That's what happened from kind of December on."

While there are some young players to genuinely be excited about in Philadelphia, in the end, it's a disappointing season for a team that certainly expected to be one of the top 16 in the NHL.

And that means it's going to be an interesting summer in the City of Brotherly Love.

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