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Eastern Conference Final – Morning Papers

After Braydon Coburn took a puck in the face, the Flyers probability to win the game went down significantly. With many players falling to injuries, or playing banged up, the Flyers can’t afford any careless mistakes like the one Steve Downie made last night.
Coburn’s left eye is swollen shut right now, he’s putting ice on it, and is “possible” for tomorrow nights game.
Down in the series 2-0, the Flyers have lost their number one and possibly number two defensemen (Timonen/Coburn). However, one thing remains constant, Mike Richards is doing a heckuva job leading them.
Coming back from injury, Maxime Talbot wasn’t expected to produce. But he contributed in a significant way scoring the game winning goal. I was watching the game last night with my dad and we were not sure how Gary Roberts knew where Talbot was on that play. Roberts says that Talbot called for it and based on the positioning of the defesnsemen he (Roberts) figured Talbot was wide open. Way to communicate out there boys.
Marc-Andre Fleury has been dy-no-mite these playoffs and is apart of their successes as much as Crosby and Malkin. Since returning from injury, Fleury’s play has picked up considerably and the Penguin’s commitment to defense puts Fleury in a position to stop pucks.
Penguins defenseman Mark Eaton is likely out for the remainder of the playoffs recovering from reconstructive knee surgery. Marc-Andre Fleury questions weather Ribeiro’s stick to Osgoods chest protector really hurt.