*That game last night was a big stinker. The Flyers haven’t been winning but this was the first time in a while they’ve looked actively bad. Stinky! Recap!
*So you may have noticed that Sam Ersson is back! Which is good news. The Flyers, for their part, seem to believe they can still turn this thing around. By “thing” I mean season. [NBC Sports Philly]
*It’s good he’s back because the goaltending is the thing sinking this team. Sam hasn’t been good either, to be sure, but he seems like the one with the most potential to not stink. [PHLY]
*Halfway through the season is the perfect time to step back and do a little big-picture assessing. Here’s what we’ve learned about this team through the first 41. [BSH]
*And one thing we know after 41 is that this team is, once again, mushed into the middle of the standings. [BSH]
*Everyone is itchy for Danny Briere to start making some moves, be it adding a cromulent goaltender or subtracting some of our more valuable players to bring in some more assets. Here’s the latest on the rumors churning around right now. [The Athletic]
*Hey, in case you missed it, now Olle Lycksell is an All-Star. Go play! [BSH]
*The latest power rankings, in the form of whomst is each team’s MVP at the moment. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, there’s one single guy who played games with both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin. And he used to go here. [ESPN]