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Posted by
billy on 05/04/2008 - 04:07 AM
MONTREAL - For R.J. Umberger, it would be a dream to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Eastern Conference final.
Umberger, who turned 26 on Saturday, is a Pittsburgh native who was inspired by watching Penguins great Mario Lemieux to take up hockey as a child.
Now playing the wing for the Philadelphia Flyers, the brawny Umberger is getting close enough to taste it.
"It's been fun every time I've played against them," he said Saturday, hours before Game 5 of the Flyers' playoff series with the Montrea
Posted by
billy on 04/28/2008 - 12:55 AM
MONTREAL - It was Martin Biron's night to shine in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Biron made 34 saves and his good friend Daniel Briere got the game-winner as the Flyers downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the NHL playoffs on Saturday night.
The victory evened the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1-1 with the next two games in Philadelphia on Monday and Wednesday.
"It felt good," said Biron. "A couple of bounces went against us in the last game and this time a couple went our way -
Posted by
billy on 04/23/2008 - 04:20 AM
WASHINGTON - Philadelphia Flyers coach John Stevens was so excited about Game 7 against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals that he skipped the team bus and took the 40-minute walk from the hotel to the rink.
Stevens' players were so calm and collected despite seeing a 3-1 series lead evaporate that about a half-dozen gathered for their traditional pregame soccer ball juggling outside their locker room, right near the signs reading, "No ball playing of any kind in this area."
Both approaches paid off, and Philade
Posted by
billy on 04/17/2008 - 11:51 PM
PHILADELPHIA - Daniel Briere saved the game for the Flyers in regulation and Mike Knuble got them a win away from the second round in a thrilling double-overtime finish.
Knuble poked in his second goal of the series 6:40 into the second OT to give Philadelphia a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and a 3-1 series lead.
Jeff Carter scored twice for the Flyers, who can finish off the Caps in Game 5 on Saturday in Washington.
The Caps have dropped three straight in the series and it could
Posted by
billy on 04/14/2008 - 10:19 PM
VOORHEES, N.J. - Patrick Thoresen gingerly walks through the Flyers' locker room, still needs ice to ease swelling in his groin and is unlikely to play in Game 3 of Philadelphia's playoff series against Washington.
While blocking a shot Friday in Game 1, the Flyers' forward took a puck to the groin and nearly lost one of his testicles.
He said Monday, when he wasn't joking about his scary injury to reporters, he would slide in front of a whizzing puck again if he had to block a shot this post-season.
Posted by billy on 05/04/2008 - 04:07 AMMONTREAL - For R.J. Umberger, it would be a dream to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Eastern Conference final.