For a team that had such bad luck during the entire season, the Flyers got some incredible luck on Sunday. First, they survived a 46-save effort from the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist. Then Brian Boucher bested Lundqvist in the shootout, which no one in their right mind would have picked. Finally, the Flyers got lucky to draw the New Jersey Devils in the playoffs; the one team they had success
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In the upcoming days, I will give my thoughts on the Flyers' upcoming playoff series with the Devils. Before shifting gears, here are some random thoughts about today's season finale with the Rangers: * I admit that I was on the edge of my seat, holding my breath, during the shootout. How could you not? It was nothing if not dramatic. But that doesn't change my view that having a playoff spot
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PREVIEW (7:30 AM) It has come to this on the final day of the 2009-10 regular season: If the Flyers win today in the back end of their home-and-home set with the New York Rangers, Philly will be the seventh playoff seed and play the New Jersey Devils or Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. If the Flyers lose, they are out of the playoffs and the Rangers are in. To win tod
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It's not too difficult to deconstruct last night's loss in Madison Square Garden. The Flyers followed an all-too-familiar script that has put the club in the position of having to win tomorrow's regular season finale in order to make the playoffs. Last night: 1) The Flyers got outworked in the first period. After Mike Richards' goal, the club seemed to lose all its energy and focus when it co
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MINI-PREVIEW (3 AM) The Flyers need at least a split in the home-and-home series with the Rangers this weekend to assure themselves of a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. While it is not yet official whether Jeff Carter will be able to play, I suspect he will. Apart from Marian Gaborik, the Flyers will have pay special attention to ex-Flyer Vaclav Prospal. Vinny has often hurt the Fl
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PREVIEW (11 AM) Coming off one of their most dramatic regular season victories in recent memory, the Flyers need to carry over the momentum of yesterday's win over the Blackhawks. A victory in today's divisional game today with the New York Rangers would further solidify the Flyers' playoff positioning. Landing the sixth seed and drawing either Ottawa or Buffalo is a preferable scenario to fini
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