Archive for May 2010

As the two top-ranked defensive teams and goaltenders in the postseason entered the Stanley Cup Finals, it appeared that this would be a titanic defensive struggle.  Surely, this series looked like one that would be extremely physical, and whichever team could scratch and claw for that extra goal to pull the game out would end up as the ultimate victor.

The  Philadelphia Flyers (41-35-6, 88 points, seventh place) and Montreal Canadiens (39-33-10, 88 points, eighth place), the first time EVER that the #7 and #8 conference seeds will play in a Conference Finals. The Playoff History: Philadelphia and Montreal have met of five previous occasions in the postseason, with the Canadiens holding a 3-2 edge in series.  The two teams first faced each other in

When history is recounted and people recall the events that led to perhaps the greatest comeback in a seven-game series in all of professional sports, the name Simon Gagne should be prominent in any recollection. Having suffered a fracture of his right foot on April 20th in game four of the first round against the New Jersey Devils when he blocked an Ilya Kovalchuk slap shot, Gagne was slated to miss

The  Philadelphia Flyers (41-35-6, 88 points, seventh place) and Boston Bruins (39-30-13, 91 points, sixth place), are set to renew their playoff rivalry for the first time since 1978. The Playoff History: Philadelphia won the first meeting between the teams in the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals in six games.  The two would meet in three consecutive postseasons from 1976-1978, with the “Broad Street Bullies” winning in ’76 in five games, and the “Big Bad Bruins” winning in ’77 in a four game sweep, and again in ’78 in five games.