The Philadelphia Flyers are in crisis mode as they've seen their once comfortable hold on a playoff spot start to slide away over the past few weeks.

With a 5-3 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, the team has now lost seven of its last eight games. As a result, they are now in jeopardy of falling into a wild-card spot and potentially out of a playoff spot altogether.

Thursday's loss prompted the club to reportedly hold a team meeting postgame, according to Philly.com's Sam Carchidi.

The Flyers currently sit third in the Metropolitan Division with 81 points - after leading the Metro back on Feb. 26, the game that preceded their current streak. However, they sit tied in points with the Blue Jackets - who occupy the first wild-card spot - but have the tie-breaker with one extra win in regulation or overtime. Meanwhile, the New Jersey Devils also sit just two points back of the Flyers with a game in hand.

It seems that going on long streaks of either wins or losses has been the Flyers' MO all season.

The Flyers still have time to right this ship, but if they don't correct things quickly, they just may find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking in for the second straight season - and third time in four years.

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