Round 1 Daily Report 4-9-2008

The Local Yokels:

(Com)Post: star power, injury update. Times: Flyers reload, Caps injuries, higher ratings. Caps.com.

The Neutral Observers:

AP Wire. NHL.com Series Page. TSN.ca Series Page. ESPN NHL Playoffs page.

Open Source Intelligence:

Philadelphia Daily News: how bad are the injuries, facing the MVP, stat crunching. Philadelphia Inquirer: hopeful for a return, there will be blood. Flyers.com.

Today's Spin:

These great hockey fans from the great sporting city of Philadelphia need an introduction to A.O.??? (See what I mean about caring more about the fights and the blood than the game itself?) Though some of that can be blamed upon the NHL's incessant marketing of the Canadian Diving Team Captain, Secondary Assist Cindy Crosby that even Larry Brooks thinks will backlash (psst... it already has...).