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All-Pennsylvania Eastern Conference finals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, the worst team in the Eastern Conference two years ago, play the cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers — the East’s worst team last season — for a berth in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals.
What could be better than that? Perhaps a Penguins-Red Wings clash in the NHL Finals would exceed the all-Pa. series, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
The Penguins-Flyers series — the teams’ first playoff matchup since 2000 — should be a dandy.
