20/10

Not vision, as in the clear kind which the Flyers organization needs to dig themselves out of the hole they've dug over the past two seasons -- but 20 years ago and 10 years ago, the dates of the Flyers' last two Stanley Cup finals appearances.

It's late enough in the playoffs to begin reminiscing, since the second round, conference finals and Cup finals provided the fans with some great memories in 1987 and again in 1997.

20 years ago: May 10, 1987: Flyers 6, Montreal 3 - Wales Conference Finals Game 4. Pelle Eklund scores a hat trick, each goal an impressive display of speed and skill, as the Flyers chased starter Patrick Roy and earned a three games to one series lead over the defending champions. Ron Sutter, Brian Propp and Scott Mellanby also scored, and Ron Hextall stopped 23 shots on the night. The Flyers are the first team in years to beat the Canadiens in back-to-back playoff games at the Forum in one series, and move within a game of the Stanley Cup Finals.

10 years ago: May 11, 1997: Flyers 6, Buffalo 3 - Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 5. After blowing their chance at a four-game sweep of the Sabres two nights prior in Philadelphia, the Flyers seal the deal on the road in Buffalo on a Sunday afternoon. Following a scoreless first period, both teams combine for seven goals and one disallowed score in the second. Eric Lindros scores twice, including one on a penalty shot, as Philly takes leads of 3-0 and 4-2. Although Buffalo scores to cut the deficit to one before the second-period buzzer, goals by Dainius Zubrus and Rod Brind'Amour put the game away in the third. The Flyers go on to face the New York Rangers, which eliminated New Jersey in a Game 5 that same afternoon.