On Wednesday night, the Flyers magical playoff run came to an abrupt halt. It was a truly unbelievable run that started way back when the Flyers won a shootout on the last day of the regular season against the Rangers. From there the number 7 seeded Flyers then beat the Devils and faced and in their next series an improbable 3 games to none deficit against the Bruins. The Flyers defied the odds and beat the Bruins in 7 games becoming just the 3rd team in NHL history to come back from 3-0. The Flyers took on a hot Montreal team and beat them quickly in 5 games. Already the Flyers had achieved a lot. The Flyers went from being a team who almost missed the playoffs to a team ready to win a Stanley Cup. The Flyers had to get through an extremely talented Chicago Blackhawks team in order to bring this city a championship. The Flyers lost the first 2 games of the series but battled back at home to even the series at 2 games a piece. The series shifted back to Chicago where the Blackhawks won a decisive game 5. Game 6 in Philadelphis was another back and forth close game but Chicago eventually won 4-3 in OT off a goal from Patrick Kane. Kane imediately started celebrating after he scored, but there was a sense of confusion as to whether the puck actually went in. When I finally saw the replay, reality quickly set in. The Flyers magical fairy-tale play off run was sadly over. As I watched the Chicago players hoist the coveted Stanley Cup, I couldn't help but think that we really should have won, that that was our trophy. And maybe if we could have stolen game 1 or gotten a few lucky bounces to go our way the Stanley Cup would be back in Philadelphia. Even though they lost the Flyers gave this city an amazing run and something that I know I will never forget.
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