MONTREAL -- Hal Gill clearly isnt a believer in the old playoff adage of not providing bulletin board material for the opposition. James Harrison Replica Jersey . The towering Canadiens defenceman had plenty to say Saturday just before boarding a flight headed for Philadelphia for the start of the Eastern Conference final against the Flyers on Sunday. "Its easy to hate the Flyers," said Gill, a former Pittsburgh Penguin who lived through the intense cross-state rivalry in the playoffs the last two seasons. "Theyve been the Broad Street Bullies, their fans are loud and obnoxious. "If youre from Philly thats great, if youre not you hate them. Its fun to hate the Flyers, just like its fun for them to hate our fans and our team. It should be a good series as far as hate goes." Thats not the only reason this series should be entertaining. Above all, its being seen as a battle of the leagues two biggest playoff Cinderella teams. But in the eyes of many of the Canadiens, thats almost an injustice to the two teams meeting in this conference final that pits the seventh and eighth-seeded teams against each other for the first time since the NHL adopted the current playoff format in 1994. The Flyers have had an extraordinary run the last three playoff years. They sit third in the NHL over that span in terms of number of playoff rounds and games, behind only the back-to-back Stanley Cup finalists Detroit Red Wings and Penguins. "Its probably the hottest team right now and probably the most dangerous team left in the playoffs," Canadiens centre Scott Gomez said. "You kind of wish they got a little break there because theyre rolling right now." The Flyers present a unique challenge for the Canadiens, who have knocked out the leagues two best players in Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby in the first two rounds, along with sensational sidekicks Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeni Malkin. While Philadelphia lacks the same star power as Washington and Pittsburgh, Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges says the challenge is just as great to contain the Flyers deep and dangerous group of forwards led by Mike Richards, Simon Gagne and Daniel Briere. "Were not thinking in any way that because they dont have Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin that its going to be a cakewalk," Gorges said. "Its going to be a very tough challenge." That challenge could be made tougher by the unlikelihood that all-star defenceman Andrei Markov will be in the lineup for Game 1 on Sunday night in Philadelphia. Markov, out since Game 1 of the second round with a right knee injury, practised with his teammates on Friday but was the only player not on the ice Saturday as the Canadiens had a swift, hour-long skate. "Hes not ready to play, thats why he didnt skate today," coach Jacques Martin said, denying that Markov suffered a setback by practising a day earlier. "His situation hasnt changed. Hes out indefinitely." In fact, that is a change from Martins previous description of Markov as "day-to-day." Gorges said that seeing Markov at practice Friday was a lift for the team, but not seeing him Saturday wasnt necessarily a disappointment. "Sometimes less is more," he said. "Youve got to take one step back to take two steps forward. So yeah, its tough not seeing him out there, but if this is to get him back quicker, thats the best thing." The series could come down to the contrasting make-up of the two teams. Flyers forwards Scott Hartnell, Daniel Carcillo, Arron Asham and Darroll Powe are bruisers who finish all their hits, while the Canadiens are heavy on smaller, quicker forwards like Brian Gionta, Michael Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec and Gomez. But looks can be deceiving, Gill says. "When Gionta came in the league, I spent two years trying to hit him before I realized I was just wasting my energy," Gill said. "Guys like that, him and (Cammalleri) and (Plekanec), they use their size to their advantage. Theyre quick and they lean on guys and its tough to play against those guys. I know from experience." Defensively, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette has leaned heavily on his top-four of Chris Pronger, Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle, with each playing in excess of 24 minutes per game. The bottom two defencemen, Lukas Krajicek and Ryan Parent, play sparingly. In Markovs absence the Canadiens have spread the ice time on defence far more evenly. "Thats something we have to focus on," Gorges said. "If theyre all averaging that much ice time, we cant be sitting back letting them play an easy game. Every time we can get a check on them we have to take it, even if its not a big hit." Considering Gills feelings for the city, it shouldnt be too hard to convince his Canadiens teammates to get their collective "hate" level for the Flyers high enough to execute Gorges plan. 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There has also been a season-long battle for playing time in net between Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price. This Canadiens club is the anti-Penguins. They have not grown up together for the past several years and they have not always known who they could count on between the pipes. "Were not satisfied with what weve done and we want to keep playing. Guys are willing to do whatever it takes to get back in the lineup and help this team win." -- Josh Gorges Yet here they are. Who will or wont play on defense for the Canadiens remains a big question for Game 6, but they have crafted quite a tale just to be in this situation. "I think thats just the way this group is. Were a tight group and we want to play for each other," defenseman Josh Gorges said. "We want to go to war for each other. No one is satisfied with going home yet. Were not satisfied with what weve done and we want to keep playing. Guys are willing to do whatever it takes to get back in the lineup and help this team win." Added Ryan OByrne: "This is what it is all about. Yeah, there is threat of elimination and obviously there is a little bit of nervousness, but you have to be excited to. It is in front of our home crowd and in a Game 6 -- no one really expected us to be here in the first place. You cant play tentative. You have to play loose and enjoy the moment. Therere a lot of guys in this room with a lot of pride and were not ready to go home ready." There were four injured Montreal defensemen on the ice at various points Monday morning, all trying to see if they could help thee Canadiens fend off elimination. Matt Ryan Jersey Womens White. Andrei Markov, who injured his knee in Game 1 of this series, and Paul Mara, who injured his shoulder in late January, both skated before their teammates at Bell Centre, but neither is expected back (coach Jacques Martin ruled Markov out). Jaroslav Spacek hasnt played since Game 3 of the first round with an undisclosed injury, but he went through the full morning skate and was paired with Roman Hamrlik during line rushes. Martin said he is a game-time decision. The fourth was Hal Gill, who left Game 5 because of a cut on the back of his left leg and had a bit of a travel odyssey Sunday to get back to Montreal. Gill skated briefly near the conclusion of the morning skate, and didnt have a lot to say to a massive group of reporters waiting for him in the Montreal dressing room. "Were going to try," Gill said. "I hope so. I have to talk with the trainers and then well see." Gill did not return to Montreal with his teammates on the chartered flight after Game 5 because he was still receiving treatment on his leg. He spent most of Sunday stuck in route -- he was originally supposed to fly back with a connection in Cleveland, but ended up in Philadelphia and didnt land in Montreal until just after 11 p.m. "Hals status will be determined after the warm-up. Well see if hes capable of playing or not," Martin said. "It is encouraging. It shows a lot of character on his part to get back last evening and get some treatment this morning and then to try it [on the ice] this morning." If Gill does not play, it appears as though Gorges would be paired with rookie PK Subban and OByrne would skate with Marc-Andre Bergeron. Everyone could be called upon to play more minutes than they expected, but thats not exactly a change -- the same thing happened when Markov went down. "When you start worrying about who is playing or isnt playing, thats when you get into trouble," OByrne said. "Weve fought through injuries all year. We lost Markov for an extended period of time. Weve lost [Brian] Gionta and [Michael] Cammalleri. You come together and play hard. It will be no different tonight." ' ' '