*They did it! They scored goals! Didn’t win, of course, but hey. Baby steps. RECAP!
*Ahead of last night’s game, Flyers’ goalies (past and present) spoke about what it’s like to face down an Alex Ovechkin shot. One assumes it is very daunting. [Inquirer]
*We found out we won’t be seeing Rasmus Ristolainen for… a while? Some amount of time? The rest of the season? Who can say. Seems bad, though. [BSH]
*With Brandon Graham’s retirement, Sean Couturier is now Philly’s Sports Elder Statesman. That’s wild. [NBC Sports Philly]
*It’s getting to be college free agents time, and looks like the Flyers might have their eye on someone. [BSH]
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out Maddie’s breakdown of Nikita Grebenkin’s Phantoms debut. [PHLY]
*…but if you’re not, good news. We broke it down shift by shift over on the ol’ Youtube.
*The latest 32 Thoughts, in which the league might be trying to figure out how to solve taxes. [Sportsnet]
*Looks like a rich guy wants to bring the NHL to Houston, TX. Quebec City weeps. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, do you see it? Off there, in the distance? If you squint it’ll come into focus. It’s a top-5 pick. [BSH]