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The 2010 Stanley Cup Final marks the Philadelphia Flyers’ eighth appearance in the NHL’s championship round. To this point, the Flyers are 2-5 in the Finals. Interestingly, the club has often fared better in the pre-series underdog role than as the favorites. Here’s a look back at the pre-Finals scuttlebutt for the Flyers’ previous appearances in the Finals. It should be noted also that, in the Flyers’ runs to the Finals in 1974, 1975 and 1976 there were only three rounds of playoffs, rather than four.