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2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Tim Thomas, other top netminders aren't the...
Pundits often point to elite goaltending as a prime reason for postseason success. However, a look at the variance of goalie performance over seven-game stretches shows there isn't much difference...
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2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Washington Capitals G Michal Neuvirth climbs...
Michal Neuvirth has risen rapidly up the Conn Smythe Watch, compiled by Hockey Prospectus. But not all names on the list will see Round 2.
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Picking Chicago Blackhawks over Vancouver Canucks and...
I have to begin with a quick comment about Pittsburgh Penguins role-playing forward Chris Conner, who suffered one of a hockey player's worst nightmar...
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Second-round breakdown: Philadelphia Flyers versus Boston Bruins
The Flyers and Bruins meet for the second straight postseason, but this time around, Philly won't have to pull off a historic rally to advance.
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Picking winners for Eastern Conference semifinal series
After nine straight nights of playoff overtime, the second round opened with something of a thud. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 1...
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Bruins don't focus on last year's collapse, rout Flyers in Game 1
David Krejci and Brad Marchand each scored two goals, and the Boston Bruins took out their frustration from one of the great collapses in postseason history with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers...
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2011 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers' Brian Boucher gets second...
Brian Boucher gets the start in goal for the Flyers against the Bruins on Monday.
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Monday's game: Playoff points to watch
No. 3 Boston Bruins and No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers (Bruins lead 1-0), 7:30 p.m. ET The Flyers have pulled their starting goalie in four of their pa...
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2011 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: Flyers G Brian Boucher leaves due to injured...
Flyers goalie Brian Boucher returned to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston after being injured.
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers face crisis of crease confidence
Craig Button explores the crease catastrophe of the Philadelphia Flyers, turning to a pair of netminders to get a sense of how and why confidence is such a large part of life in the crease.
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2011 NHL playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers' Sergei Bobrovsky starts in goal for...
The Philadelphia Flyers started Sergei Bobrovsky in goal for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins on Friday night at TD Garden.
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NHL Playoffs 2011: The Philadelphia Flyers need a goalie upgrade. Who will...
Jay Greenberg explains why the Philadelphia Flyers need a goalie upgrade and why Boston's Tim Thomas might be the perfect fit.
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Philadelphia Flyers need more from Ilya Bryzgalov
Though the Flyers knocked off the Cup favorites in the Penguins in Round 1, history is against Philadelphia advancing if goalie Ilya Bryzgalov does not improve.
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Mike Smith, Jonathan Quick and Henrik Lundqvist...
Timo Seppa writes that goaltending is always a key to playoff success, but netminders have been especially dominant this season. Behind Mike Smith, Jonathan Quick and Henrik Lundqvist, we could even...
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No matter the sport, a 3-0 series deficit is no laughing matter
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher remembers vividly what it was like to erase a 3-0 deficit in a Stanley Cup playoff series. ...
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