Think I may have pushed some buttons.... always easy to do with Flyer fans
In all seriousness I am probably one of the least biased hockey fans out there, and as long as they are not playing the Pens or the outcome of thier game doesn't negatively affect the Pens, I actually like the Flyers, and I watch quite a few Flyer games through out the year. Now with a name like "Broad Street Bullies" you have got to accept a little chidding about playing dirty hockey, and even some of my best friends, who bleed black and orange, admit that they have been playing some dirty hockey as of late. Now I don't think they have "shut down" Crosby or Malkin stymied a bit maybe (I hate Ovetchkin and won't call him #1 even though he is good) and if you mean cross checking to the back of the neck shutting down then ok they did shut Ovetchkin down a number of times.
But seriously I love hockey and if there wasn't the hard hitting physical play it wouldn't be as much fun. Everyone takes some cheap shots, and everyone embelishes sometimes, the Flyers have just been in the spotlight more for it, so its easy to bust on them.