With the 21st Overall Pick the Philadelphia Flyers Select …

The NHL draft is much more of a gamble than any of the other professional sports. Networks of old boys in mock turtlenecks are charged with choosing the All-Stars and coveted Free Agents of tomorrow at an age when many of them are still to young to drink legally in Canada

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Rich Hofmann: Zezel played key role in successful Flyers era

WHEN THE terrible news about Peter Zezel began to break here yesterday afternoon, it was hard for your mind not to wander. Zezel died yesterday from a rare blood disorder at the age of 44. He hadn't played for the Flyers in 2 decades and, no, it does not seem like yesterday - but he was a meaningful player at a meaningful time, one of the faces of an era.

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Penguins win, sweep Hurricanes

Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. Max Talbot had a goal and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, last night in Raleigh, N.C., to complete a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference final. Pittsburgh lost to Detroit last year in a six-game final series.

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