*The Los Angeles Kings are in town tonight and even better, it’s Simon Gagne night! Broadcast starts at 7PM; don’t miss the festivities.
*Let’s take a look back at how it all began for Simon Gagne. [Flyers]
*Jakub Voracek is a big huge NHL superstar but he still leans on the billet family he lived with in Halifax. [The Hockey News]
*Prospect Nicolas Aube-Kubel is really starting to come into his own. [CSN Philly]
*Speaking of prospects, the Flyers are finding a lot of gems in Sweden. [Sons of Penn]
*Ian Laperriere is leading a fight against pancreatic cancer. Because he’s great. [Flyers]
*Dave Hakstol had some things to say about Shayne Gostisbehere and Taylor Leier. [Flyers]
*Ilya Bryzgalov was back in town recently and he took some time to tell us that the Flyers were kind of jerky to him. [Courier-Post]
*Connor McDavid dodges the question about whether or not the Flyers injured him on purpose. Connor, don’t make me hate you. Go to the mall, get right with jesus. [Puck Daddy]
*This is fun: a history of NHL goals scored from the other end of the ice. [Sportsnet]
*The talk of ways to increase scoring continues, this time from a CFL commentator who thinks the league should go to four-on-four. [Leader Post]
*DGB has some thoughts on increasing goal scoring and why calling more penalties is not the answer. [ESPN]
*Gary Bettman is very, very rich. In case you didn’t already know. [Sportsnet]