Conference finals breakdown: Penguins vs. Flyers

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The Flyers have to find a way to stop Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. They have to stay out of the box. They have to keep getting great goaltending from Martin Biron. It all seems like too much to ask of Philly in this series. [link]

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Burnside Breakdown
Published 5/5/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
Scott Burnside of ESPN breaks down both the East and the West Conference Finals… The Flyers, who won five of eight matchups against Pittsburgh during the regular season, will try to establish a physical tone with the skilled Penguins, who have shown a surprising level of grit of their own. Both teams have displayed timely, balanced scoring, superb defensive play and stellar goaltending. Oh, and did we mention they can’t stand each other? Stay tuned. read on The Detroit Red Wings, meanwhile, struggled midway through their opening-round series against Nashville but took advantage of woeful netminding by Jose Theodore and cruised to a ...

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