Watch out for the Vase

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, and the Philadelphia Flyers continue to impress. After knocking off the Capitals in the first round, they've won three in a row, and they have the top seed in the East, the Montreal Canadiens, on the ropes. Philadelphia is up three-games to one in the series, and they can finish off the Canadiens in Montreal Saturday night. And the two biggest contributors to the Flyers posteason success are former Buffalo Sabres. Daniel Briere is having an outstaning postseason, with 8 goals and 6 assists in 11-games so far. He scored the game winner last night with 3:38 to go in Philadelphia's 4-2 win over Montreal. Briere struggled in the playoffs for Buffalo last year, with just 3-goals in 16-games.

Marty Biron (above) has been outstanding in goal, surviving some rough patches and doing just enough to win. And Marty's keeping everything in perspective, as you might expect from a seasoned veteran. How about this Biron gem after last night's game, when it was mentioned to him how well the Flyers are playing: "When things are going good, people want to give you flowers. When things are going bad--heads up. The vase is coming." Classic Biron. It's tough not to root for a guy like that.