Working For The Weekend

The regular season is coming to a close and the Flyers are embarking on a huge weekend of back-to-back games.  Today, the Senators.  Sunday, the Penguins (!)

Less than two months ago over Valentines' Day weekend, the Flyers lost back-to-back games to the Devils and the Rangers.  Most, including me, were convinced that "lost weekend" sounded the death knell on the team's playoff hopes.

I'm not ashamed to admit my mistake.  Today, the Flyers' chances of making the playoffs stand at 88.1% and while they haven't locked in a spot yet, they put the memory of that miserable weekend far in the rearview mirror.

The Flyers close out the season with what could be another huge weekend, facing the Penguins (!) at home for the final time and then heading to Brooklyn for the makeup game against the Islanders.  

As they make their final push to the playoffs, the Flyers will be working for the weekend, just like their fans.  

Couldn't help but be reminded of the 80s classic by Loverboy:

Everyone's watching, to see what you will do

Everyone's looking at you, oh

Everyone's wondering, will you come out tonight
Everyone's trying to get it right, get it right

Everybody's working for the weekend...