Friday, May 14, 2010

Flyers Complete "The Comeback"

About a week ago, the Flyers were looking down at a 3 games to none hole against the Boston Bruins and were a game away from elimination. Today they played the Bruins in Game 7 after coming back to tie the series at 3-3. This game would basically sum up the entire series, literally. Boston grabbed a 3-0 lead early in the first but by the end of the Second Period, the Flyers would tie it at 3-3. In the 3rd Period, Simon Gagne would score a power play goal for the Flyers to give them the lead. The Flyers would hold on and win the game and the series, 4-3 (for both).

Thanks to a smaller comeback, The Flyers have completed "The Comeback," which is on the fourth one among the Three Major North American Sports (Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey). The only sport to not have "The Comeback" ever is Basketball. The Flyers are one of the teams to fear going into the Conference Finals. The other team is their opponent they will face in the Eastern Conference Finals: the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens have managed to pull off amazing upsets over the Penguins and the Capitals. Which of these underdogs will bite first?

P.S. The Comeback: being down 3-0 in a series and coming back to win it all, 4-3. EX: The Boston Red Sox were the last team to complete "The Comeback" by beating the Yankees in the ALCS of 2004. Ironically, the Flyers version of "The Comeback" was against a Boston team of a different sport.

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