Do or Die for Sharks

We were in Vancouver already when the Sharks were holding their brief media availability before heading north for Game 5 yesterday. Someone asked Sharks coach Todd McLellan about whether his team now finds itself battling demons from the past. That is, a San Jose club that has been expected to make the Stanley Cup Final - if not win it _ for quite a long time

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Back to Being a Fan

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Somewhere along the way a lot of us stopped having fun with the Flyers, and I'm as guilty as anyone. At some point after the lock out and after our humbling last place season we got a little too righteous. Remember what it was like to have no hockey? Remember what it was like to lose 2 of every 3 games for 6 months?

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Mike Richards: ‘I’m the right man for the job’

In the two weeks since the Flyers were swept out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, captain Mike Richards has been a lightning rod of criticism. In an exclusive interview with Courier-Post beat reporter Chuck Gormley during his vacation with friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the 26-year-old center addresses, among other things, his stormy relationship with the media, his feelings about head coach Peter Laviolette and whether or not he wants to remain the Flyers’ captain. Q: First of all, how’s Cabo?

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Meltzer’s Musings: Team toughness and physical play

For a team that still carries the reputation of being a big, physical hockey club, the Flyers are actually a bit undersized up front. They are a team for which it is an absolute must for the players to constantly keep their feet moving, because when they don't, they weren't going to win many of the little battles within the game.

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Comcast Destroys Billy Joel’s Favorite PA Town

Copy and pasted from the original video (HT to Kyle from Crossing Broad for the copy and paste tip and HT to IMANTR for the video and supporting the underdog): "30 Angry merchants lose their business's at the threat of a new hockey arena. This arena will be new home of The Philadelphia Phantoms(minor league time of the Flyers). Over 37 documented pleas to keep 700 block of hamilton street alive are ignored by a 6-1 vote to take their property rights and homes

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