He's Got A Little Capt'n in Him

I asked Mike Richards a number of questions today about his relationship with Chris Pronger and how it has both improved and grown this season from those awful days in the fall just prior to John Stevens' firing. Back then, there was some genuine issues in the dressing room which both Paul Holmgren and Pronger addressed with me. Richards said today that there was so much adversity this s

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The Bet

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Food? Oh, it's on! (Courtesy: YardBarker)   The Setting: It’s May 19, 2010.  The Flyers hold a 2-0 series lead over Montreal in the East. In the West, Chicago is up 2-0 over San Jose . Both teams are dominating, and don’t look like they can be stopped. So I send the following e-mail to Jeff Bartl, the man behind the great Blackhawks blog : If the Flyers and ‘Hawks don’t choke and do meet in the finals , are you interested in a small wager? I think 2-3 cheesesteaks against a small deep dish pizza would be pretty fair. His response: Sounds good to me buddy! I went to Chicago a few years ago, and I tried their amazing deep dish pizza. Sorry Uno’s, but you don’t come close to what they have to offer

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History Lesson: Game 2, 1997

I know it's painful, but I promise this will make what's to come that much better. MF-ing goals from the blueline. Ridiculous. Pretty sure a seam splits in the roof when the Flyers tie it at 2 and then a slap shot on a 1-on-2? Disgusting. You have to at least applaud Karl Dykhuis for trying to make it sound like it wasn't a complete Snowjob.

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