Briere had been emotionally charged up, and more than a little angry, since early in the game. "Honestly, one of their young guys said something to me that was personal and crossed the line," the former Sabre said. "It got me fired up a little bit more than it usually does. That was probably a big part of it."

A Flyers source said Patrick Kaleta made comments to Briere and teammate Scott Hartnell about their divorces early in the Flyers' 5-4 overtime victory, which evened the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece.
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Maybe the personal digs by Kaleta were no big deal. But Briere scored Philly's first goal after the Sabres surged to an early 2-0 lead. He scored again to tie the game in the second. And it was Hartnell who tied the game, 4-4, after Briere's speech.

How anyone can take him or Bucky serious is beyond me. Sullivan wrote a column last week praising Miller and how important he is when just a few months ago he was the one provoking Miller in the locker room after a tough loss, talking about how many games Miller has given up 4 or more goals and other nonsense like that. Now all of a sudden he's onboard with Miller talking about how important he is to Buffalo, the fans, the team, etc.

Then Bucky comes out with this column a few days ago talking about the genius of Lindy Ruff and how we should never lose our trust in him when a few months ago all he could write about is how Lindy has "lost the team" and how there needs to be a coaching change.

What a couple of fools these guys are.

In their defense, their job is to open their mind to the public and write what they feel. Even without Bucky's article, people were thinking Ruff should go.

I know journalism isn't what it used to be, but I think you sort of have to be a dick to be in the industry these days.

Seriously...they are both hypocrites, and flip flop their stance on the team faster than anyone, yet the tone of their columns are condescending, as if they are more knowledgeable than their readers and their opinion is somehow held higher in regard.

All because you are a journalist doesn't mean that you are suddenly an expert on hockey or whatever other sport you cover.

the point of a journalist isn't to admit defeat, or to know anything more than any person.

Wasn't referring to you