Philadelphia Flyers allow Doug Pederson to perform ceremonial puck drop

Despite losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning, give the Philadelphia Flyers for honoring Doug Pederson during Thursday night’s game.

Back in November, this season seemed to be going downhill fast for the Philadelphia Flyers when considering they only won two of 13 games, but give this team credit for the way they have managed to turn things around. In fact, prior to Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Flyers were looking like one of the hottest teams in the NHL by winning eight of their last nine games.

Unfortunately, Philadelphia failed to keep that hot streak going on Thursday after Tampa Bay took advantage of a strong second period by scoring three goals before going on to win the contest 5-1. To top it off, this was a special night since the team recognized Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson before he heads to Minnesota to take part in Super Bowl LII to take on the New England Patriots, so watching the Flyers fall as bad as they did was a little disappointing for fans to see.

On a positive note, give the Flyers organization credit for honoring Pederson the way they did by having the Eagles head coach perform the ceremonial puck drop before the start of the game. And thanks to NBC’s John Clark, here’s a look at the ceremony from the game against the Lightning.

Seeing Pederson receive a standing ovation from the Flyers fans in attendance shouldn’t come as a surprise since that same base will be cheering hard on Feb. 4 when the Eagles hope to earn their first Super Bowl title in NFL history. Watching Pederson’s squad pull the unthinkable by defeating both the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings as underdogs since nobody believed Nick Foles had what it takes to lead this team.

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Thanks to Foles having a career day against Minnesota in the NFC Championship, Philadelphia is one win away from completing this incredible journey. And if Pederson was blown away by the ovation he received from dropping the puck at the Flyers game, just imagine the cheering the coach will receive if the Lombardi Trophy comes to the City of Brotherly Love. when considering how long fans have been waiting for an opportunity like this.