DEADLINE: Rob Zombie will write, direct and produce Broad Street Bullies, a film about the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team that evolved from a cellar-dwelling expansion team into a team that racked up victories and penalty minutes in equal measure during the 1970s. Zombie, known for his head-banging music before transitioning to genre films like House Of 1000 Corpses and Halloween, is making a departure with this film, sort of, because the Flyers’ brutal style of play is genre-worthy and has the makings for a hockey film on the order of the 1977 sports film classic Slap Shot. […] Zombie got the rights to the team’s story and has the full support of the Flyers organization. He likened the tone of the tale to Rocky meets Boogie Nights on ice. “Each character involved is more outrageous than the next,” Zombie said. “The backdrop of the turbulent year of 1974 is perfect for this ‘stranger than fiction’ sports tale.” Former Flyers great and team senior vice president Clarke is appropriately stoked. “The great Rob Zombie making a drama feature film about the Broad Street Bullies is exciting and thrilling for all of us! I look forward to seeing it.” MORE

NEW YORK TIMES: In HBO’s new documentary, “Broad Street Bullies,” there are 153 images of brawls, nearly all ignited by the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers; 15 clear depictions of blood; 23 shots of mouths lacking teeth; and 25 oral references to Flyers-style brutality — from “baddest animal in the hockey jungle” to “a fine line between talent and terror.”  “Broad Street Bullies” depicts hockey the way Hannibal Lecter might have coached it, but with beers instead of Chianti. MORE

USA TODAY: Nearly four decades after the Broad Street Bullies roamed the ice, the muscled-up moniker still has a loose affiliation with the Philadelphia Flyers. But there was only one true group of Bullies. “We made everyone fear us and then we went out and beat them,” enforcer Dave “The Hammer” Schultz said. He could be talking about on the scoreboard or when the Flyers dropped their gloves. The 1970s Broad Street Bullies did more than bust and bloody some chops. They slugged their way into the consciousness of the NHL and hoisted a pair of Stanley Cups in celebration at the end. “We were the best thing that happened to the National Hockey League,” Schultz said. “Some might disagree. But we created a lot of excitement in the franchises that were existing then.” The Bullies will be celebrated in the documentary “Broad Street Bullies.”  It’s the first NHL documentary ever aired by the premium cable network. MORE

BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY Oy. Oof. Ugh. Has there ever been a worse goal to end a Stanley Cup Final? Has there ever been a worse goal? I’m not here to kill Michael Leighton, but you can’t win a Stanley Cup when you give up soft goals in four separate games. Yes, the Flyers wouldn’t have gotten as far as they did without Leighton, but in the Finals they needed him to at least be solid, not putrid. It’s the same old story for the last twenty years, outplayed between the pipes. And the Flyers have tried to address the issue any number of times, but it’s like there’s a Hex on the position. This offseason we need to bring in some voodoo guys or witch doctors or Satanists or something to decursify the goals in Philadelphia. Or maybe the Flyers could use all their picks in the next two drafts and take 14 goalies. One of them has to pan out. Gotta do something. Maybe the witch doctor can also curse Jeremy Roenick’s voice so I don’t have to listen to this jerk-off call hockey games for the next twenty years. Man, I couldn’t stand this self-promoting prick when he was a Flyer (can’t remember the exact quote to explain his neglect of his positional duties to deliver big hit but it was something like, “Gotta play JR hockey!”). Then he’s crying for his beloved Chicago Blackhawks during the postgame. Show some objectivity, guy. Enough of that. Congrats to the Flyers, awesome run, I had a great time. Thanks.

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NHL.COM: It’s been 35 years since the Flyers last hoisted the Stanley Cup. [Flyers owner Ed] Snider was 42 at the time. He celebrated his 77th birthday in January. You could understand if his patience has worn thin. “When (the Bruins) scored those three goals, I said, ‘Well, it’s been a great run … we gave it a great shot,'” Snider told NHL.com Monday night. “I have to be honest, I thought it was over. These guys never know what over is. They never quit.” MORE

RELATED: A limited number of Stanley Cup Final tickets will be made available for individual game purchase, however they will be offered in a lottery to assure Flyers fans have the best opportunity to experience the Stanley Cup Final in Philadelphia. Interested applicants should complete and submit a registration form for the opportunity to purchase two tickets to Games 3, 4 or 6 (if necessary). Applicants must be at least 18-years-old or older at the time of entry. Registration ends on Tuesday, May 25th at 11:59pm. MORE