Heading into their second round series against the Boston Bruins the Philadelphia Flyers were, for the most part, written off due to their long injured list, which was substantial.
With the likes of goaltenders Ray Emery, Michael Leighton (who recently returned to the Flyers lineup) and forwards Jeff Carter, Ian Laperriere and Simon Gagne (who came back in game four of the series) out of the lineup to start the Boston series, the Flyers had to rely on one thing to get them past the Bruins:
Heart.
Game one of the series saw the Flyers lose a tough one to the Bruins, 5-4 in overtime. It was a deflating loss highlighted by the return of Bruins forward Marc Savard who had been out with a concussion since early March —who, coincidentally, s ...
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