Flyers know Bruins seek revenge, but I also know that we are in their heads

VOORHEES, N.J. — before their series clinching game 7 victory against the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien reminded his players that if they went on to win, would earn the right to avenge the second loss to the Philadelphia Flyers crush last year. By Barbara Johnston, US Presswire

Danny Brière says series Bruins last year: "we are using that to our advantage, knowing that never ended and we can always come back."

By Barbara Johnston, US Presswire

Danny Brière says series Bruins last year: "we are using that to our advantage, knowing that never ended and we can always come back."

Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, a master of motivation, could have done the same thing in a similar circumstance. Entitled "?I don't buy into that whole ' what happened last year or what someone says, "Laviolette said the morning after learning he will face Julien and the Bruins for a second consecutive year."They will play harder than they did last year because they lost? I don't think is possible. You're playing for the Stanley Cup. "Over the next two weeks, there will be plenty of references to epic collapse last year for the Bruins. Boston won the first three games of the series, only to see the lead vanish in four agonizing defeats, culminated by returning the flyers a 3-0 deficit in game 7. It is important to note, however, that the Bruins staged their own rally in their first round series against the Canadiens, coming back from a deficit of two games-to-none. They had gone 0-26 in series in which lost the first two games. "Is a new year, but it is clear that there are a lot of hatred between these teams, "Bruins center Brad Marchand said earlier this season on the handouts. "Always there's been a lot of bad blood, and I think the fans really want some revenge and beat them. That would be huge for our team and fans actually would enjoy that. "It is clear that the motivation for the Bruins is palpable, Flyers Center Danny Briere said that resilience of handouts should be a concern for the Bruins, who needed an overtime goal from Nathan Horton to dispose of the Canadiens and reach the second round. "They will use that as motivation, but we also know that we are on their heads, and that will be with them throughout the series, "Briere said."We are using that to our advantage, knowing that never ended and we can always come back. "— The Courier-Post is owned by Gannett, Publisher of USA TODAYFor more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections usatoday.com. We've updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief review of the moderation process and an explanation of how to use the "report abuse" button. Read more.