As a kid, the Flyers were my introduction to hockey. I loved them. I was devastated with the Canadiens beat them, and put an end to the era.
Well, I was a Bruins fan, and they sure put the fork in them for years! For me, 1979 was the worst.
When the Bruins finally beat them in the playoffs in 1988, me and a bunch of my friends went in to meet them at Logan Airport when they came in at like 2 AM or something like that, there was a large, joyful crowd there to meet them!
But oh, did I suffer. I had to be at work at 0600, as I had patients to work with!