The clock is ticking, Game 1 is getting closer and the coverage is picking up.
And remember to scroll down on the blog to enter our Pick the Series contest.
Here are today's headlines:
From the Daily News
Ed Moran: Upshall is feisty and talented
Sam Donnellon: Playoff success is icing on the cake
Paul Vigna: Flyers plan viewing party
Flyers notebook: Teams share lots of AHL history
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Shelly Anderson: Malkin's personality starts to show through
Gene Collier: Deep thoughts on the series
More Anderson: Penguins notebook
Dave Molinari: Penguins Q&A
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Bob Rossi: New Pens, Flyers catching on to feud
Mike Prisuta: Stevens-Therrien, a simmering rivalry
Tricia Laferty: Ex-Pen Mullen sees series from both sides
Joe Starkey: Olczyk assist set up Therrien
Penguins notes: Talbot misses practice
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Both teams are back on the ice for practice today. Look for more updates later, including our series predictions.
Rich Hofmann has been at the Daily News since 1980. He previously blogged the Eagles' postseason run in 2006. 
Ed Barkowitz was the first Philadelphia Newspaper journalist to write a blog, starting back in 2002.
Comments (3)
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Posted by c | May 8, 2008 11:24 AM
I thought Scotty Upshall did a nice job of reinventing his game. I was never sure if he could be a starter for the Flyers until he really started sacrificing his body for the team. Now I think he is a true Philadelphia Flyer.
Posted by Chip | May 8, 2008 12:54 PM
So for the 2 day in a row: I agree with Molinari in regards to next season and beyond.
The Penguins are stacked now because they have 2 MVP candidates working for less than a mil each. That's going to change beginning next season:
Crosby is going to get pay 9mil/year starting next season.
Fluery is an RFA currently at 1.6 mil: that's going to go up.
Malkin has 1 year left on his entry level contract, after that his going to look for something comparable to Crosby.
Half the team is UFA this offseason.
This is the Penguins' peak season. This is their one chance to win the cup. They can't afford to keep this talent.
If the Penguins keep both Crosby and Malkin long term: they're going to be skating with 20 WBS callups.
Posted by c | May 8, 2008 4:12 PM