Flyers win series
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Flyers win series
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
And a 24-year-old shall lead them.
Claude Giroux. Yes.
On the first shift of what turned out to be the clinching game of the Flyers-Penguins series, this is what the Flyers’ best player did. He leveled Penguins captain Sidney Crosby in the first 5 seconds of the game. He scored a goal at 32 seconds. And as a kind-of-nervous Wells Fargo Center erupted in celebration, turned his own celebration into an exhortation.
“Let’s go,” he yelled, to the players near him and the thousands surrounding him in a big, orange embrace. “Let’s go.”
And so, they did.
Capping off one of the most productive playoff series by a Flyers player with that goal and another assist -- giving him six goals and eight assists for the series -- Giroux led the Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Penguins. After taking the first three games of the series, and then sweating through the next two, it was Giroux who made the final afternoon his. And while we still do not know yet what team the Flyers will be playing in the second round, this remains an emphatic statement by a young, rebuilt team -- and by its unquestioned leader.
It would be unfair to label this as Giroux’s emergence in the post-season. The truth is, that happened 2 years ago when Giroux scored 10 goals and had 11 assists in 23 games as the Flyers marched to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final before losing to Chicago. But this has been somehow different, better.
The start of that game will not soon be forgotten, not can it be understated. On some level, the Flyers themselves had to be as nervous as the crowd seemed to be. This is a young team, after all, and to see a 3-0 lead in the series shrink to 3-2 had to be at least a little bit unnerving. A bad start would have just fed into whatever bad thoughts were already in place.
But Giroux made sure that did not happen.
With that, on to wherever.
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ON TO ROUND 2!!!!!— mrjarn- 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
MAGIC
28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28— mean mean pride,mean mean pride. - Geni seemed to be a little peeved at her teammates there late in the game....excellent team D today. Where was this play the last 2 games? It's what got them to 3-0......if they can play like that I doubt even the Rangers can beat them........— Mark1npt
- Looks like the Rangers are going to be eliminated in the first round (again)....I wonder if icarus is going to post any more about how great the Rangers are.
- Ottawa was almost as tough on NYR this season as NYR was on the Flyers. That's a good thing for us Flyers fans, isn't it? Or would you rather see Philly try to reverse an eight-game losing streak instead?
— icarus - What happened in the regular season doesn't mean much in the playoffs. If the Flyers play like they did today in game 6 they can beat any team.
P.S. I told you the Rangers would choke again,,, 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Game 6: Flyers take down Penguins, 5-1
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/penguins/game-6-flyers-take-down-penguins-5-1-632632/- peteinmich- I love it!!!!— mrjarn
- Winner Winner...chicken dinner! Buh-Bye Sid. Enjoy your early dismissal.
- Exceptional as usual
Giroux should be the next Flyers Captain
GO FLYERS, booo bye Cindy Crossbaby,— xtrem1337 - Giroux was amazing and so was the team effort...simply a masterpiece....Crosby Sucks— feudal_nobility09
- Hey Governor Corbett how do you feel now you loser?— mindstorms
- 12 deep forwards- all who can play w/JVR back. That is a major problem for everyone else in addition to G playing at world-class level. Getting Grossman & Meszaros back will help the push forward. If Bryz stays steady-----— Northcountry
- Good Stuff! Great to silence the 'experts' that all claimed the PenQueens would win the Cup. Can't stomach the blatant favouritism of the Pens & Crosby any longer. Giroux is a perfect blend of the best attributes of Bobby Clarke and Peter Forsberg. This young Flyers team will be a force for several years to come. Solid performance by Bryz today. On to the next series!— OrangeFury
- A complete 60 minute win.....very well done. G was amazing and the defense and Bryz were on their game. It feels great to advance, and even BETTER to do so at the expense of those cheap shot, whiney pens!— Tar Heel 1
