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Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, a Russian, aptly quipped on the eve of the quarterfinal series that, facing the fearsome Penguins attack, he feared nothing . . . except "the bear in the forest."
The bear was sleepwalking for 7 days, losing games, starting fights, getting suspended, losing three games.
Now, after a disciplined, 10-3 mauling in Game 4, the bear is wide awake.
The Penguins skated circles around the Flyers, induced eight avoidable penalties in the first 28 minutes and knocked Bryzgalov out of the game after five goals on 18 shots in 23 minutes of play.
It probably will not happen. The Flyers are good enough to beat any iteration of the Penguins once in three tries; even this suddenly professional version.
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