Richards rules out Philli-stition.

So, the Stanley Cup Playoffs come up again, making an unbelievable show this season, with both eastern conference final teams entering into the playoffs as cinderella stories. Both Philadelphia (7th seed) and Montreal (8th seed) made the playoffs by one point, the Flyers winning a shootout in their final game to make it. Now here we are, conference finals, both teams coming back as complete underdogs, the Canadiens faced top seeded team Washington, and the previous Stanley cup winners Pittsburgh, coming out of two game sevens to make it here. But the excitement doesn't stop there with the Flyers being the 6th team in the history of the Stanley sup to come back from a 3-0 game deficit to win over Boston. Here we are folks, the main event, with Philadelphia coming out on top of the first two games against Montreal, with a huge 6-0 win, and a 3-0 win in the second game, they definitely keep high hopes. Though it's not just Phillies scorers making an appearance as Playoff rookie and third string netminder Michael Leighton came in to make two huge shutout games for the Flyers, his shutout streak lasting a full 172 minutes and 55 seconds. Montreal showed up to the 3rd game however, cutting the game deficit to 2-1 in favour of the Flyers, it wasn't over yet for the Canadiens with Flyers' captain Mike Richards calling the game a good, old fashioned, "ass kicking." Another factor in the game was Jacques Martin's alterations to the lineup, and according to Canadiens forward Mike Cammalleri, "For us to get where we want to go, we're going to need contribution through our lineup, not only defensively, but offensively." This strong mentality from Cammalleri certainly didn't show in games 4 and 5, however, as the Flyers came in to game 4 and 5 in Philadelphia to take the Prince of Wales trophy, before hastily retreating to the dressing room. Philadelphia's story this year is comebacks on the heels of injury, Simon Gagne showed that in the Bruins series, when with a broken toe, off of injury in the first series, the Flyers came from a 3-0 series deficit to destroy Boston in 4, Gagne contributed to the tally with goals in many of the pivotal games. Montreal most certainly must have been shaking in their boots when, once again, Ian Lapierre and Jeff Carter come off of injury in game 4 to take the Flyers to the Stanley Cup final. Leighton once again seemed unstoppable in net, taking the Flyers to a game 4 shutout, and a 5-2 series winner, surely the doubts about this young man are way past tangible. Though can we look forward to seeing Philadelphia lift Lord Stanley's Cup? We shall see, though team captain Mike Richards dispelled all fears about lifting the Prince of Wales trophy, when Monday night he skated up and snatched the cup from the deputy commissioner's hands. When asked about Richards' decision to lift the cup, he responded saying, "There was actually a little bit of a debate on the ice," Richards explained. "I thought about it a bit [Sunday] night. My first instinct was to grab it." So, will superstition get the better of the Flyers? We shall see, though let's hope that either way we get a good final show.

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