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Philadelphia was painted orange and black on Saturday. Leisurely stroll around the zoo or stop to eat in a burger bar and Flyers fans everywhere on T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats. It looks like a club shop came to life.
Some of those ol 'Broad Street Bullies made an appearance signature and the signature of the week.
Around the city, they call it getting "Flyer'd Up!"
Nobody could Flyers right UpStage fever,?
Eh, not so fast.
Phillies ace Roy Halladay had a perfect game through eight innings against the Marlins in Florida.
Flyers may not even get back page story in the newspaper or on the sports news, even if they win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Anyway, this is not a bad time for a Philadelphia sports fan.
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Danny Briere has struck again. One of the smallest players on the ice, nobody has come up with a larger clutch goals this season for the Flyers from Briere.
His 10th goal of the playoffs with 26.1 seconds remaining in the first period gave the Blackhawks 3-2 Flyers victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Antti Niemi Blackhawks goalie seemed to lose his balance, and Briere got the puck up and over him.
The team scored again and took a goal for the Flyers led the first break.
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It was a slugfest in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Scott Hartnell Philadelphia alive at 2-2 and broke it. This is the first Flyers' power play goal since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Montreal.
There is dynamism, there is no time to enjoy the goal. Flyers goalie Michael Leighton and Antti Niemi Chicago partners are a number of first game jitters have.
Hartnell has four goals and nine points in the playoffs.
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The goal is to move too fast in Game 1.
Dave Bolland scored a short-hand for the Blackhawks to give them a 2-1 lead. It was the sixth of the playoffs and short arms.
Bolland picked up a rolling puck - think of it as a roller skate wheels - done and shot past the goalie Michael Leighton.
Chicago, the crowd erupted and began Leighton conflict with shouts of "Leigh Leigh-ton! Ton!
Not surprisingly, the short side. The Blackhawks led the NHL with 13 goals on the short side and has four this season in the playoffs.
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Flyers scored first in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, but their lead did not last long.
Ville Leino netted the fifth goal of the playoffs beginning of the first period to give the Flyers the lead 1-0. Philadelphia was only 1:08.
Troy Brouwer quickly linked to the purpose of the high slot, remove the momentum Flyers.
Two quick scores give a juice game early.
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Flyers are the first team to waste power play. Former Flyers forward Ben Eager was whistled for cross-check Aaron Asham Philadelphia and sent to the box.
Antti Niemi Blackhawks goalie stopped shooting only Philadelphia.
Niemi, this sensational postseason. He is 12-4 with two shutouts and 2.33 goals average. He is the first full season with the NHL's - in 26 years.
Niemi played three seasons in Finland and a full season in the AHL before he was summoned to Chicago this season.
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The Stanley Cup finals is underway.
Here are some candidates who score first: Chicago's Dustin Byfuglien has five goals in five games. Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toewe had seven goals each for Blackhawks.
Danny Briere has nine goals, and Claude Giroux had eight for the Flyers in the postseason.
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Flyers have something going for them they're not much of the rest of the season.
Their health.
Forward Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne and Ian Laperrière missed all the pieces of time with various injuries over the last six weeks. Flyers lose game 51 people were injured during the first 17 playoffs games. Ouch!
Flyers better news for Saturday, January's game against Chicago. Goalie Brian Boucher back on the active list and served as a back up Michael Leighton in the opener. He will not need to play as Leighton hot streak continues.
When Boucher injured knee during the Eastern Conference finals, Leighton took the Flyers and led to the cup final. He is the first Flyers goalie with three shutouts in a series, do so in the conference finals vs. Montreal.
Leighton may have some extra incentive to beat the Blackhawks. He was chosen by the Chicago 11 years ago.
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Flyers and the Blackhawks have to face off in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
One of this proud franchise will end their championship drought. Flyers have not won since the peak of the "Broad Street bullies. They won consecutive Cup titles in 1974 and 1975 and then, nothing. They had their last five appearances and sweep the Stanley Cup there last time in 1997.
Not good.
But not as bad as Black Hawks.
The Black Hawks are looking for their first title since the days of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita in 1961.
Every city has a championship was celebrated in all the other three major sports since the last won a hockey tournament.
Flyers is the underdog in this series. But after drawing a serious disturbance in the history of the sport, that will count them? Led by Captain Mike Richards, gather 3-0 hole to beat Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What is not done by the NHL team in 35 years - the last time Flyers won the Cup.
Coincidence or a sign of a date with destiny?
Chicago appearances in the finals was the first since 1992. They rely on more than 22 years Patrick Kane and Jonathan Assign captain to win the Cup. They want a little luck of the Air Jordan. Famous statue of Michael Jordan now has a hockey helmet Black Hawks jersey.
Be like Mike? The Blackhawks to find out.