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How does a team come so close yet end up so far. The Philadelphia Flyers lose, 3-2, in Game 4 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinals. As a result, the New York Islanders seize a stranglehold on the series, taking a 3-1 series lead. On Tuesday, the Flyers will be facing elimination for the first time in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For me, this a much harder loss to cope with than in Game 3. On Saturday, the Flyers were flat out beaten over the final forty minutes after a

If only hockey games ended after twenty minutes. A nightmare second period capped off by allowing the game-winner in the dying seconds leads to the Flyers second loss of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Philadelphia Flyers lose, 3-1, to the New York Islanders, falling behind two games to one in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. This game was the exact opposite of the typical 2019-20 Flyers experience. Instead of playing poorly in the first period and

That's one small step for man, one giant Philippe for Flyer kind. Give this team an inch, and they'll take it a Myers! The Philadelphia Flyers WIN, IN OT, for the first time in the playoffs in eight years, beating the New York Islanders 4-3 to even up their 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinal series at one game apiece. Ok, let's deal with the elephant in the room. This game shouldn't have gotten anywhere near overtime. For the second time this season, the Flyers blew a 3-0 lead

I wait eight years to see this team play in the second round and this is what I have to watch? The Philadelphia Flyers might as well not have shown up in Game 1 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinals; heck, the scoreboard still isn't sure if they did. They lose 4-0 to the New York Islanders, trailing in a series for the first time in a playoff series this year and losing their fifth straight Conference Semifinal game dating back to 2012. Oh, and to pour salt on the wound,

You don't come this far to only come this far. That's what each of the eight teams remaining in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are telling themselves. But it might be the most prevalent in this series than any other. Both the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers probably did not expect to be here at points during the 2019-20 season. Neither has won the Stanley Cup in a long, long time. But in two weeks, one of these clubs will be in the Eastern Conference Final, one series wi

One round down, three to go! The Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially in full swing. Thanks to the bonus fun of the qualifiers, sixteen teams have already been sent packing (more than ever before), leaving an elite eight still in the bubble with a shot at lifting the Stanley Cup. Some teams (especially this year) can luck their way into the playoffs, but it's almost impossible to win a best-of-seven series by a pure fluke. Everyone here deserves to be here, and has a legitimat

Me, internally: *Stay calm, don't freak out, it's just one round* Me, externally: "OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY DID IT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS WIN GAME 6, 3-2, OVER THE MONTREAL CANADIENS. THEY WIN THE SERIES, 4-2, OVER THE MONTREAL CANADIENS. THEY WIN A SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS AND THEY'RE GOING TO THE SECOND ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I STARTED GIVING A CRAP ABOUT THEM SIX YEARS AGO. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I'm too sad to come up with something clever. The Philadelphia Flyers lose, 5-3, in Game 5 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs stay alive in the series with the win, spoiling the Flyers first bid since 2014 to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. This was by far the most entertaining game of the series. Games 1 through 4 combined for eleven goals (two on the power-play); Game 5 had eight (four on the power-play). There were line br

We've got 'em on the (Bobby) brink! The Philadelphia Flyers WIN shutout style for the second straight game, 2-0, over the Montreal Canadiens. In doing so, they take a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series, moving within one victory of eliminating Montreal and advancing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2012. Once again, the Flyers turned in an impressive defensive effort, keeping the Canadiens off the scoreboard for over 130 minutes s

Anything Carey can do, Carter can do better! By the skin of their teeth, the Philadelphia Flyers WIN, 1-0, over the Montreal Canadiens, with a 3rd-period turtle that Dave Hakstol might even be proud of (ok, it wasn't that bad). The Flyers scored a goal in the first five minutes of the game, and then Carter Hart (and the Flyers defense, kinda, but mostly Carter Hart) shut the door the rest of the way. Shutouts are the hardest type of game to write about by design. The easiest