The Philadelphia Flyers aren’t exactly having the greatest season so far in 2018-19. Their 36 points are good for second worst in the Eastern Conference, only Ottawa sits below them at 35, and they aren’t scoring very much either. Among Eastern Conference teams, the Flyers have scored more goals (116) than the New York Rangers (114) and the Carolina Hurricanes (103). That’s it.
Well, gotta do something to keep the fans into it, right? Why not throw a promotion?
This isn’t uncommon, as promotions help to keep fans engaged even in the worst of times. You’ll see bobblehead giveaways, Star Wars nights, deals where fans can get free food after the game if their team scores a certain amount of goals… stuff like that.
There are also charitable promotions, where a team may donate a certain amount of money each time a team does *blank*. Well, we’re guessing this is what the Philadelphia Flyers were trying to do when they announced one of the oddest promotions out there.
Okay, giving a school a defibrillator is pretty cool. The problem is, Philly lost 3-2 in OT to Calgary. Believe it or not, the young and skilled Flames – who have the 2nd most goals for in the league – were able to score before the lowly Flyers and their rookie goaltender.
So now… St. Monica School doesn’t get a defibrillator? If a tragedy strikes the school, is there going to be backlash about how the Flyers just couldn’t put one home?
Calling OT “Sudden Death” while linked to this promotion also has a bit of a dark twang to it, no? The fans certainly think so.
Not exactly how they planned it out, we’re thinking. It will be interesting to see whether this same challenge exists next time the Flyers end up in OT.
(H/T u/GlengarryGlencross)
