Why do so many people hate the Flyers?
Why do so many people in hockey — outside of the officials — hate the Philadelphia Flyers?
"To be honest, sometimes I feel that," Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen said Tuesday. "I’m sure there’s a reason. We’ve been suspended a lot of times. Now we’re playing the Canadiens, and they make a big deal about anything. A guy hits me in the face and it’s still a story in Canada. I don’t expect the Canadiens to like us. It’s playoff hockey. I hate them, too."
The image problem goes back to the days of the Broad Street Bullies. The newer problem goes back to the five Flyers suspensions early in the season. Yet the underlying problem is that a lot of people simply don’t like the Flyers’ style. This series has been about the big, bad bullies vs. those lovable guys from Montreal. And the officiating, at times, seems slanted to the North. Those are all "hate" factors
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