The Broad Street Blog

You’ve just got to love Penguins coach Michel Therrien. And by love I mean view as a hypocritical clown. Every time I turn around this guy is bitching and complaining about something, then goes and does it himself. Earlier this year, he whined that the Flyers showed the Penguins no respect by [...]

As last night’s game progressed, the tension seemed to pick up. The “friction”, in Bill Clement’s terms, between the Flyers and the Canadiens in the playoffs is nothing new. Here are a few examples.
1987 Conference Finals
At the time, Claude Lemeiux of the Canadiens was in his second year, and a pregame [...]

In some games, the bounces seem to go your way, and in others they don’t. That’s one way you could describe the first game in the second round match up between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens.
Early in the first period, Montreal would have some excellent chances, however, the bounces didn’t [...]

Both of these teams are coming off of first round series that went seven games. For the first place Canadiens, the 8th place Bruins took them to 7 games. The Bruins were able to take it Montreal and shut down the league’s top performing power play. For the Flyers, they are coming [...]

The schedule for the second round playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens has been released. Here is what it looks like.
Game 1
Thur., Apr. 24, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal
Game 2
Sat., Apr. 26, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal
Game 3
Mon., Apr. 28, 7:00 PM
Montreal at Philadelphia
Game 4
Wed., Apr. 30, 7:00 PM
Montreal [...]