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Flyers–Rangers rivalry
The Flyers–Rangers rivalry (also commonly referred to as Broadway versus Broad Street) is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers. Both teams met 11 times in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Flyers winning six and the Rangers winning five of the series, and they have been division rivals since the 1974–NHL season. The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic New York–Philadelphia rivalry, which is mirrored in both the National Football League's Eagles–Giants rivalry and the Major League Baseball's Mets–Phillies rivalry.
In 1974, the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in the semifinals. The series went seven games, with the Rangers sealing their own fate, taking a too many men penalty in the waning moments of the game while trying to replace the goaltender with an extra attacker. The home team won all seven games of the series as a result, and it marked the first time an expansion team had defeated an Original Six team in a playoff series.
The Flyers went on to win their first of back-to-back Stanley Cups. The day after the Flyers won the Cup, more than two million people—one of them, future Ranger goaltender Mike Richter —lined Broad Street for a ticker-tape parade. Richter grew up in Flourtown, Pa., near Philadelphia, idolizing Flyers goaltender Bernie Parent.
The Rangers defeated the Flyers in five games in the 1979 quarterfinals en route to a Stanley Cup Final berth; the Flyers did the same to New York in 1980. During the 1979 series, the Rangers outscored the Flyers 28–8.
During this period, Fred Shero coached the Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 and the Rangers to the 1979 Final. At the end of the 1977–78 season, Shero submitted a letter of resignation stating the Flyers needed a change whether they realized it or not, despite having one more year remaining on his contract. Flyers management heard rumors about Shero wanting to leave Philadelphia and re-join the Rangers organization, and refused to accept his letter of resignation. Shero then signed a $250,000, five-year contract with the Rangers to be their new head coach and general manager, believing he no longer had a contract with the Flyers. A few weeks after signing Shero, the Rangers gave the Flyers their first-round pick in the 1978 draft (Ken Linseman) and cash as compensation, allowing the Rangers to avoid tampering charges.
The Rangers and Flyers met in the playoffs six times ranging from the 1979–80 to 1986–87 seasons. In 1980, the Flyers had the league's best record with 116 points and played the Rangers in the second round. They took a commanding 3–0 series lead, New York avoided the sweep, but the Flyers won at home in game five to clinch it. In 1982, the teams met in the first round with the Rangers having home-ice advantage. The Flyers won the first game, but the remaining three were big wins for the Rangers as they advanced to the next round against their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders. The next season, Philadelphia had home-ice advantage in the first round, having a much stronger regular season, finishing with 106 points to the Rangers' 80. However, the Rangers defeated the Flyers twice on the road, then came back to New York and routed them 9–3 to complete the sweep. However, they were subsequently eliminated by the Islanders for the third consecutive year. In 1985, the Flyers once again won the division and hosted the Rangers in round one. Although the games were close—including game one which went into overtime — the Flyers swept the series. They advanced to the Stanley Cup Final but lost to the Edmonton Oilers. In 1986, the division-winning Flyers once again hosted the lower-seeded Rangers in the Patrick Division semifinals. This series went back and forth with neither team winning two in a row. The Rangers defeated the Flyers in game one, but the Flyers tied the series the next day. The series came to New York and Rangers retook the series lead, but Philly annihilated them 7–1 in game four to bring it back home. The Rangers won the decisive game five and advanced. The next season, the pattern repeated itself and the Flyers hosted the Rangers in round one again. However, this time the format changed and the first round was a best-of-seven series rather than a best-of-five. All but one of the games was won by three or more goals. The Rangers shut out the Flyers in game one, but the Flyers came back and won the next two games 8–3 and 3–0 respectively. The Rangers successfully tied the series, but the Flyers took the next one at home and shut out the Rangers in game six at Madison Square Garden to advance. The Flyers had another fantastic season and won the conference, but again lost to Edmonton in the Final, this time just one win away from winning the Stanley Cup.
In June 1992, the Flyers and the Rangers found themselves as the top two bidders for the rights to much-heralded prospect Eric Lindros, who had been drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques at the 1991 NHL entry draft but did not sign with them because he refused to play for Quebec. On the first day of the 1992 NHL entry draft, the Flyers believed they had reached a deal with the Nordiques to acquire Lindros. However, Nordiques president Marcel Aubut reneged on the agreement, saying he had reached a deal with the Rangers instead. The Flyers filed for arbitration and on June 26, the Flyers were awarded Lindros' rights by arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi in exchange for Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, the Flyers' first-round draft picks in 1993 and 1994 and $15 million.
The Flyers and Rangers renewed their playoff rivalry once more when the two teams met in the playoffs in 1995 and 1997, both series being won by Philadelphia. The first series was bitter for the Rangers—the Flyers' four-game sweep eliminated the defending Cup champions in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Many Flyers fans remember this for the second game the Flyers won in overtime. Kevin Haller scored, sending normally laid-back Flyers color analyst Gary Dornhoefer into a frenzy. The latter series was the Eastern Conference finals that sent the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final. With a 4–1 series win, it marked the last time the Rangers would make the playoffs until 2006, and it later turned out to be both Wayne Gretzky's and Mark Messier's last playoff game.
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Flyers–Rangers rivalry
The Flyers–Rangers rivalry (also commonly referred to as Broadway versus Broad Street) is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers. Both teams met 11 times in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Flyers winning six and the Rangers winning five of the series, and they have been division rivals since the 1974–NHL season. The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic New York–Philadelphia rivalry, which is mirrored in both the National Football League's Eagles–Giants rivalry and the Major League Baseball's Mets–Phillies rivalry.
In 1974, the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in the semifinals. The series went seven games, with the Rangers sealing their own fate, taking a too many men penalty in the waning moments of the game while trying to replace the goaltender with an extra attacker. The home team won all seven games of the series as a result, and it marked the first time an expansion team had defeated an Original Six team in a playoff series.
The Flyers went on to win their first of back-to-back Stanley Cups. The day after the Flyers won the Cup, more than two million people—one of them, future Ranger goaltender Mike Richter —lined Broad Street for a ticker-tape parade. Richter grew up in Flourtown, Pa., near Philadelphia, idolizing Flyers goaltender Bernie Parent.
The Rangers defeated the Flyers in five games in the 1979 quarterfinals en route to a Stanley Cup Final berth; the Flyers did the same to New York in 1980. During the 1979 series, the Rangers outscored the Flyers 28–8.
During this period, Fred Shero coached the Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 and the Rangers to the 1979 Final. At the end of the 1977–78 season, Shero submitted a letter of resignation stating the Flyers needed a change whether they realized it or not, despite having one more year remaining on his contract. Flyers management heard rumors about Shero wanting to leave Philadelphia and re-join the Rangers organization, and refused to accept his letter of resignation. Shero then signed a $250,000, five-year contract with the Rangers to be their new head coach and general manager, believing he no longer had a contract with the Flyers. A few weeks after signing Shero, the Rangers gave the Flyers their first-round pick in the 1978 draft (Ken Linseman) and cash as compensation, allowing the Rangers to avoid tampering charges.
The Rangers and Flyers met in the playoffs six times ranging from the 1979–80 to 1986–87 seasons. In 1980, the Flyers had the league's best record with 116 points and played the Rangers in the second round. They took a commanding 3–0 series lead, New York avoided the sweep, but the Flyers won at home in game five to clinch it. In 1982, the teams met in the first round with the Rangers having home-ice advantage. The Flyers won the first game, but the remaining three were big wins for the Rangers as they advanced to the next round against their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders. The next season, Philadelphia had home-ice advantage in the first round, having a much stronger regular season, finishing with 106 points to the Rangers' 80. However, the Rangers defeated the Flyers twice on the road, then came back to New York and routed them 9–3 to complete the sweep. However, they were subsequently eliminated by the Islanders for the third consecutive year. In 1985, the Flyers once again won the division and hosted the Rangers in round one. Although the games were close—including game one which went into overtime — the Flyers swept the series. They advanced to the Stanley Cup Final but lost to the Edmonton Oilers. In 1986, the division-winning Flyers once again hosted the lower-seeded Rangers in the Patrick Division semifinals. This series went back and forth with neither team winning two in a row. The Rangers defeated the Flyers in game one, but the Flyers tied the series the next day. The series came to New York and Rangers retook the series lead, but Philly annihilated them 7–1 in game four to bring it back home. The Rangers won the decisive game five and advanced. The next season, the pattern repeated itself and the Flyers hosted the Rangers in round one again. However, this time the format changed and the first round was a best-of-seven series rather than a best-of-five. All but one of the games was won by three or more goals. The Rangers shut out the Flyers in game one, but the Flyers came back and won the next two games 8–3 and 3–0 respectively. The Rangers successfully tied the series, but the Flyers took the next one at home and shut out the Rangers in game six at Madison Square Garden to advance. The Flyers had another fantastic season and won the conference, but again lost to Edmonton in the Final, this time just one win away from winning the Stanley Cup.
In June 1992, the Flyers and the Rangers found themselves as the top two bidders for the rights to much-heralded prospect Eric Lindros, who had been drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques at the 1991 NHL entry draft but did not sign with them because he refused to play for Quebec. On the first day of the 1992 NHL entry draft, the Flyers believed they had reached a deal with the Nordiques to acquire Lindros. However, Nordiques president Marcel Aubut reneged on the agreement, saying he had reached a deal with the Rangers instead. The Flyers filed for arbitration and on June 26, the Flyers were awarded Lindros' rights by arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi in exchange for Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, the Flyers' first-round draft picks in 1993 and 1994 and $15 million.
The Flyers and Rangers renewed their playoff rivalry once more when the two teams met in the playoffs in 1995 and 1997, both series being won by Philadelphia. The first series was bitter for the Rangers—the Flyers' four-game sweep eliminated the defending Cup champions in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Many Flyers fans remember this for the second game the Flyers won in overtime. Kevin Haller scored, sending normally laid-back Flyers color analyst Gary Dornhoefer into a frenzy. The latter series was the Eastern Conference finals that sent the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final. With a 4–1 series win, it marked the last time the Rangers would make the playoffs until 2006, and it later turned out to be both Wayne Gretzky's and Mark Messier's last playoff game.
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