Penguins Beat Flyers In The Opening Of The Keystone State Clash

FlyersFan25 posted 5/10/2008 from www.thebroadstreetblog.com [flag]

There was a great deal of hype coming into this series, and there was plenty of reasons for it. Everyone on both sides on The Battle of Pennsylvania couldn’t wait until Friday arrived to see what would happen in the first game. However, there was much to be desired after this game was over. [link]

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