rivalries

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Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years.

Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. This rivalry is real, perpetual, and, mostly, downright nasty.

Evolving from state lines and bloodlines -- and it's mostly bad blood -- it's been one of the league's most heated since the teams were born in 1967.

"All the [regular-season] games were heated"

Joffrey Lupul and the Flyers visit the Penguins in Game 1 on Friday night.

Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. via CBC News