The Flyers doled out too many gifts to Sidney Crosby and the Penguins in Game 4 loss

PHILADELPHIA — Before the start of the Philadelphia Flyers’ first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, there were a few things seemingly everyone figured would have to happen if the Flyers were to pull off the upset.They would have to keep the game at five-on-five as much as possible. They would have to contain Sidney Crosby, who has wrecked them more than any other player over the past two decades. And they would have to hope that Dan Vladar, who had never started a playoff game, would continue to give them the steady, mistake-free goaltending he provided for the majority of the season.Advertisement