Great synopsis Michael.....And all so true.I do not post on here much as i'm just too busy but i read the forum ,enjoy the way it is run and enjoy the posters and their posts a ton. I myself have been alive since the beginnnig of the Flyers,having enjoyed cutting school to go to 2 amazing parades and the connection the city had with those Flyers. It always seems other than one or two seasons that we are always missing a few key players due to injuries and we always do not have a superstar in net.Those are the reasons we have not won one since. Six in a row in the Finals is quite an feat for any team to have lost.Could you imagine if the Eagles or Phillies had done that.The national media would be all over that,but we continue to support the Orange and Black.I was glad when "THE TRADES" were made last year and the future really does seem bright.I knew that the Pen series set us up for disaster cause they played no defense and so we started playing out of character,making passes you usually wouldn't and starting bad habits as to how to attack and so on. May this team mainly grow together and maybe just maybe we can have a year where we are truly healthy for the entire playoffs.