One, one, three, three, how you doing?

Well, that's great.

Welcome to P.H.L.Y. Flyers presented by Bet365, where winning is everything.

My name is Bill Mats. I'm your director of Funning Games for the evening, joining me live in the Xfinity studio. It's Philly's number one hockey beatwriter, Charlie O'Connor. Playoffs, baby. Playoffs? Playoffs. We still have to do a little bit more before we can say, I don't want to, I just, I don't want this to

all blow up in your guys' faces again. Charlie, I'm ready to be heard again.

Oh, my. Buy the ticket, take the ride. If it goes off the rails in the final five games with

the Philadelphia Flyers controlling their own destiny, which is a phrase I hate because it

doesn't actually make sense.

That's not what destiny is. However, game in hand, a point up on your most direct competition, you are in control of your path now. Yeah, it's true. Like you have to win. You have to continue to play well. That's the thing. They got to keep winning. As you said on Gargano this morning, which got a good laugh.

You know, it's been over two calendar years since they won four in a row. So like there might be some losses in there. There might be some nights we're tearing our hair out. And post game might not always be a celebration the way it was last night. but damn do I feel good today Monday, April 6th,

with the Philadelphia Flyers holding the third seed in the Metropolitan Division.

And we are on the road to a showdown with Sidney Crosby in the first round.

Oh, before we get started today, I have to shout out.

If you haven't noticed, wearing not just the original

purple Phantoms jersey with the flex shoulder. It is, I'm trying to get a shot. Number 29,

Frank Bilois, my all-time favorite hockey player. Charlie gave this to me today because it was

a gift from a listener, Obit Trice.

Our listeners are the absolute best.

Love you guys so much.

Show up every show.

It hasn't been as fun, you know, up until the last few weeks, the last few years,

Flyers fans have stayed loyal to us, and we have the best listeners in the world.

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