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Rooting for Oskar Lindblom and remembering Philadelphia cheering for Mario Lemieux

Regardless of how heavy of rivals teams can be, there are times when being a good human overtakes any semblance of bitterness between players and teams.

That much has been evident in the outpouring of support from players around the NHL towards the Philadelphia FlyersOskar Lindblom.

Lindblom had been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in December 2019.

On Thursday, the Flyers shared a video of Lindblom ringing the bell at Penn Medicine after completing his final cancer treatment.

In response, the Penguins shared their photo of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang wearing “Oskar Strong” t-shirts.