Even though yesterday’s exhibition games weren’t “real games”, it sure felt real as we once again heard the sound of skates on ice and pucks off boards.
With the Dallas Stars on the docket for exhibition games on the third and final day of these contests, it was noticeably less stressful watching the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers open the playoffs after the league’s pause. If you tuned into NBCSN before the game began, you were treated to a little documentary detailing the rivalry between these two Eastern Conference teams. Remember when Peter Laviolette and Dan Bylsma got so heated in a playoff game that they were practically climbing over the dasherboards with a kind invitation to “take it outside”?