Expect some fire under the bellies of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
Jakub Voracek didn't leave room for interpretation when describing the importance of the six-game homestand the Flyers will navigate over the next 11 days.
"We've got to make at least 10 points out of these next six games," he said, according to NHL.com's Adam Kimelman.
"This is going to define if we're going to make the playoffs or not; this homestand."
Five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wild-card position and 12th in the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia will host the Wild, Coyotes, Flames, Oilers, Blue Jackets, and Lightning before taking to the road for seven of the next nine.
The Flyers have points in 20-of-28 games at the Wells Fargo Center, but have earned the full two only twice in their past nine.
