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Newcomers help turn Flyers around

Philadelphia Flyers' R.J. Umberger, left, and Patrick Thoresen, right, of Norway, chase a loose puck during hockey practice Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Voorhees N.J. The Flyers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals on Friday, May 9 in Pittsburgh.

Winning the Eastern Conference finals would be icing on the cake for the Flyers. Actually, it would mean another cake. The Flyers savored a cake on Wednesday, the dessert becoming their tasty good luck tradition before the first game of each playoff series. Coach John Stevens cooked up the idea as a motivational tool in the minor leagues and now he uses it on the Flyers, who — sweet tooth or…

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