The Blackhawks punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals Sunday and now they know their opponent. The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, to win their series, 4-1. The Canadiens have beaten some great teams but couldn't beat another upset like them. What a journey the Flyers have taken with the season ending shootout to get them into the playoffs, the unbelievable 3-0 comeback over the Bruin, and now a trip to the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1997. Congrats to them.
Now we look ahead to the Stanley Cup Finals themselves. It has been a long time in between Stanley Cup Titles for either team. The Blackhawks last won it in 1961 and the Flyers in 1975. One of these teams will end their long droughts this year and their cities will be behind them 100 percent. I would bet on Chicago. They seem to be the stronger team in this match up but don't count out the Flyers yet as they might have another Rocky run in them.
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