Philadelphia Flyers Season Preview: How Does Philly Stack Up Against the Devils?

October 1st, 2010 by Dan Kelley Leave a reply »
In the last decade, Philadelphia Flyers fans had gotten painfully used to living in the shadow of their division rivals, the New Jersey Devils.  Not only did the Devils experience great success in the 2000s, beginning with a 3-1 series comeback against the Flyers in the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals, but the team has consistently dominated Philadelphia year in and year out until 2009-10.

Last season, Flyers fans witnessed rare success against the Devils, as the team went 5-1-0 in six regular season games, and eliminating the second-ranked Devils from the playoffs in just five games.

In any given season, the Devils are top contenders for the Atlantic division crown, meaning that the Flyers’ performance against New Jersey could have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the season for Philadelphia.


Strength vs. Strength

The most interesting matchup of the season series will be the performance of the Devils’ offense against the Flyers’ defense. 

Both teams spent the majority of their offseasons focusing on these respective areas.  New Jersey made it a priority to re-sign Russian superstar I ...

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