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Philadelphia Daily News - September 17, 2010

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A survey conducted by Temple's Sport Industry Research Center for the Philadelphia Daily News' Philly Fan Project reported a dramatic change in the way fans view the Flyers after the team's stint in the Stanley Cup Finals. Between March and August, the number of fans who said their biggest concern was in management and coaching dropped from 40 percent to 6 percent. Similarly, fans who said they were "very satisfied" with the job Coach Peter Laviolette has done rose from 30 percent to 75 percent.