Friday Morning Fly By: Still thinking about playoffs.

*GREAT NEWS: we’re probably getting Jake back tomorrow. Just in time for him to lay waste to the Penguins. Hooray! [Inquirer]

*Chris VandeVelde has a hearing today for his elbow to the head of Jonathan Toews, so the whole problem of “who to sit when Voracek comes back” may have solved itself. [BSH]

*Kerry Fraser has some thoughts on VV’s hit. [TSN]

*Anyone else still feeling nice from that win over the Blackhawks? Here’s 10 things we learned. [BSH]

*Looking at the numbers from the game, Sean Couturier had a pretty good night. [Sons of Penn]

*R.J. Umberger is kind of the worst and could become a big problem for the Flyers if that expansion draft happens. [BSH]

*Brendan Morrow retired from hockey yesterday and was nice enough to share the lessons he learned over a lifetime in hockey. [The Players’ Tribune]

*What drives reduction in player ice time? [TSN]

*Old people are adorable; here’s some old people having fun with hockey. [The Score]

*Gary Bettman is a little worried that Canadians won’t tune in to an All-American NHL playoffs. [TSN]

*And finally, yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, so please enjoy this annual reminder that themed hockey merchandise is kind of trash. [BSH]

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