Philadelphia is a city on edge.Not more than two weeks ago, a Philadelphia Police Officer was gunned down while trying to serve his city. Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski was responding to a robbery call at a bank and was murdered by a trio of armed men. He was killed by an automatic weapon, just days   more...
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In any playoff series , in any sport, when a team is down 0-2 the blame game starts with one person and ends with another. The Flyers situation is no different. Down 0-2 and headed home. They played badly game one, maybe even giving the game away to the Pens. Not taking anything away front what the   more...
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Finally some QMJHL Draft News. In a recent article in the Western Star, highly ranked forward Brandon Hynes says his first choice would be Lewiston.
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oh man can officiating ruin a good hockey game

It's sauce time ... again. Hot sauce that is. Screaming Sports' Hugh Duckwall breaks down any and all ongoing stories within the Western Conference. And just because a team is in the playoffs doesn't mean they're the biggest story by default... Read Full Article
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The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early Monday morning   more...
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John Challis, the Pennsylvania high school baseball player stricken with terminal cancer, was invited to Sundday's Penguins-Flyers game, where he met Pittsburgh sports stars Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger. He even had time to make a quick quip about the Pirates' misfortunes.
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Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow lays the wood to Sharks forward Milan Michalek and puts him out of the game in regulation in a 4-OT thriller.

From The Sports Muffin blog:I can't believe I'm saying this, but playoff hockey is SICK!!! After watching the frenetic pace of the Penguin-Ranger game today I have to admit that I may start watching more games as it gets closer to the Finals. I'm not sure why Americans have such a dislike for   more...
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How does a team survive in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs? They do it with solid defense and goaltending. And with several matchups reaching the breaking point, Screaming Sports' Hugh Duckwall takes an in-depth look the remaining playoff goaltenders...
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There are some people around the National Hockey League who think the-powers-that-be really, actually wanted to see a Canadian team win the Cup for the first time in 15 years.But despite some pretty dicey calls during their second-round series, the Flyers did away with that dream in quick   more...
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Good thing that Dion Phaneuf's Calgary Flames lost in the playoffs or we wouldn't have all these friggin' Elisha Cuthbert bikini photos.
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I am going to make this short and sweet! Both hockey teams come into this series on a high note. The Sharks were able to stave off elimination and kill off their playoff demons against a physical and tenacious hockey team in the Calgary Flames. The Stars just eliminated the Stanley Cup champion   more...
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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Max Talbot, playing his first game back since breaking his foot in Game 3 against the New York Rangers, scored the game winning goal midway through   more...
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Dallas, do you like apples?The Sharks defeated the Stars 3-2 in OT to force game 6 back in Dallas, and in the process made a little history too! Sometimes you have this eerie feeling that something special is going to happen, and this was true on Friday night in the Shark Tank. Just 1:05 into the   more...
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