MB30 says coaching decision is key


Friday, 06.04.2010 / 1:55 PM / News
By Eric Marin

Martin Brodeur hasn’t exactly enjoyed watching the Philadelphia Flyers’ run to the Stanley Cup Final. Not only are they a heated division rival, but their postseason march began with a first-round elimination of the Devils
“It’s mixed emotions, a bit,” Brodeur said Thursday. “You learn to hate them because you played against them so you want them to lose, but on the other hand, if they beat you and they beat everybody else, well, we’re like the other teams. But again, especially when you battle teams in your conference, especially rivalries, it’s not fun to watch them have success, that’s for sure.”
The Flyers were set to host the Chicago Blackhawks for Friday’s Game 4 at Wachovia Center, with Chicago holding a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Each of the first three games was decided by a goal: the Hawks took the first two on home ice, before the Flyers responded with an overtime win in Wednesday’s Game 3.
“It’s definitely where I thought it was going to be,” Brodeur said. “I feel Chicago’s a pretty deep team with a lot of skill and good role players, and I’m not just saying that because [former Devil] John Madden plays there, because I love the guy. I think there’s a lot good things for Chicago, but Philly’s a resilient team, so it’ll be an interesting series, there’s no doubt about it. It seems to be high scoring so far, two games with a lot of goals, but we’ll see. Chicago’s definitely in the driver’s seat now.”

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