Flyers 'brotherhood' helped them beat Penguins. They'll need more than that against Carolina

PHILADELPHIA — Few people will pick the Philadelphia Flyers to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Hurricanes wiped the floor with the Ottawa Senators in businesslike fashion in four straight games in the first round, were the top team in the Eastern Conference in the regular season with 113 points and have regularly made deep playoff runs under unparalleled coach Rod Brind’Amour.Advertisement