Game preview: Canadiens @ Flyers

Game preview: Canadiens @ Flyers PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens were the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed in last season's Stanley Cup playoffs, making them heavy favorites when they faced off with the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round. Instead, it was the Flyers who topped the Canadiens. The teams will meet Monday for the first time since Philadelphia took four straight from Montreal last spring, prematurely ending the Stanley Cup hopes of the East's top seed. The Canadiens (1-0-1) beat the Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, but Philadelphia won the next four to eliminate Montreal and reach its first conference final since 2004. "It's OK to be disappointed about how our season ended, but we can't forget how much we improved (in 2007-08) as a team," right wing Alex Kovalev told the... [read full story]