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Let 'em in! Let 'em in!

A classic Dry Island (PLAYOFF EDITION!) game: Danny B does what Danny B does, then summer massacre acquisitions, Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek, net the tying and winning goals.

Somewhere, Paul Holmgren is swinging his dick around like a drunk guy with his tie off at an office party. I told you! I told you these guys could play! Even that ugly motherfucker, with the scraggly hair and thinned-out beard, what’s his name, Dora… Vora…. Velocity… Voracek!! Yeah, that guy! I knew what I was doing. You thought I was crazy, but I knew. I KNEW!

And with that, as Jakub slipped one into the back of the net to win Game 1 for the Flyers, 4-3, the ghost of Jeff Carter’s missed Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 opportunity faded into the night.

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First, I’ll quote myself from earlier on Danny Briere:  

He lives for the playoffs. His soft hands exist for the sole purpose of finishing high during in-close scrums. His fist pump, engineered to heighten springtime excitement.

 

Those magical, top-shelving hands.  

Some stats courtesy of the Flyers: 

Danny Briere posted his sixth career two-goal playoff game and his fourth as a Flyer.  He now has 31 goals and 30 assists for 61 points in 58 playoff games for the Flyers, and moves past Rick Tocchet into 8th place in on the Flyers all-time playoff scoring list.  Only Briere, Eric Lindros (10th, 24-33-57 in 50 games), Ken Linseman (11th, 11-42-53 in 41 games) and Peter Forsberg (4G, 4A in 6 games in 2005-06) have scored more than a point-per-game on average in the playoffs in Flyers history. 

 

– Schenn: We expect this from Briere, but not sure anyone expected Brayden Schenn’s balls to descend below his ankles. He was playing like… Mike Richards. – ducks! – He hit everything, made defenders bounce off him, and scored the game-tying goal in the third period. 

– Peter Laviolette post-game: “The playoffs are like a loaf of bread. It's slice by slice. Some slices you really like, some are kind of moldy and rotten.” 

Write that down.

– Chris Therien on his Twitter: “I found out what a real Pens fan is! One who boos the 2nd greatest player in the history of their franchise repeatedly because he plays for another team now! Real classy!”

– Richie and Carts had a good night for themselves, too: The Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2. Richards had a goal and two assists, and Carter, who was returning from his annual late season foot problem, this time a bruised ankle, had two assists. 

– Former referee Kerry Fraser blames linesman on Briere's offsides.

– Jaromir Jagr did the NHL '94 celebration last night.

Lots of playoff coverage yesterday and last night, so if you missed anything: 

Lavs fist pump GIF 

Jagr makes fun of Bryz, bears

Shane Victorino reacts to the Flyers’ win 

Jagr compares Penguins fans to nagging wife 

Partially cloaked Penguins fan brought these signs to the game 

Your full game highlights are after the jump.

*For those of you looking for Morning Wood: On mornings following Flyers playoff games, we’ll most likely stick to the Flyers and jump back to Wood on days in between.