Thursday Morning Fly By: “Canucks” seems kind of offensive if you ask me.

*The Vancouver Canucks are in town tonight. Puck drops at 7PM. Maybe we win this one in regulation? Get a little crazy?

*Charlie gives us ten things to learn from Tuesday’s overtime win against the Hurricanes. [BSH]

*A look at the numbers from the ‘Canes game reveals a dominant performance by the Flyers‘ top six. [Sons of Penn]

*Let’s see how undrafted prospect Philippe Myers has been doing for himself. [Flyers]

*Jakub Voracek thinks Shayne Gostisbehere was made for 3-on-3 overtime. [Inquirer]

*Speaking of Ghost, let’s keep talking about him in overtime because it’s pretty magical. [BSH]

*There was some worry about Ghost’s play in the defensive zone when he first got to Philly, but he’s been improving there. [Sons of Penn]

*Brandon Manning is fighting to keep his spot on the Flyers’ roster. [Inquirer]

*DGB ranks the NHL GMs most likely to pull the trigger on a trade. Ron falls about where you’d expect, I think. [ESPN]

*DGB also thinks that you should be rooting for an IslandersRangers playoff matchup, for funsies. [ESPN]

*Road to the Winter Classic kicked off again last night. Did you watch? I did not, because I can’t figure out how to. [Puck Daddy]

*Because the NHL and its teams are always good for trying to fix things that aren’t broken, the Maple Leafs will get a new logo next year. Here are some ideas. [Hockey by Design]

*Life after hockey is filled with all kinds of possibility for former NHL stars; Teemu Selanne opened a meat shop. [OC Register]

*And finally, the Capitals remade A Christmas Story and it is incredible. [Puck Daddy]

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