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In the final installment of Danny's Diary, Flyers center Danny Briere takes you through the congratulatory handshake line following the Flyers' seven-game, first-round playoff victory against his former team, the Buffalo Sabres: It was a huge relief to get by Buffalo, no doubt about it. These guys played us hard and made it really tough on us. We said at the beginning that Ryan Miller might steal a couple games, which he did. It was a little close for comfort for my liking, anyway, so last night was a huge relief to get it done. I really enjoyed how, once again with everything on the line the last two games, we really stepped it up the last five periods.

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Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette Q: Being a former media member, you can appreciate our need to know who you are going to play late tonight. Would you be able to give us a little scouting report, or what you think about each team you could be playing, in terms of how they looked against you this year and what you might anticipate? “You want me to give a scouting report?” Q: Just your thoughts on the team and the challenges they pose. Can we start with the Bruins? “For me the Bruins present a balanced lineup.

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With their season on the line in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Flyers played their most complete game in several months. They did just about everything right in beating the game but undermanned Sabres, 5-2. The game itself progressed a lot like the series itself, in that Ryan Miller stole the show early but eventually the Flyers' depth exposed a thin Sabres def

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