*The Tampa Bay Lightning are in town tonight. They are not a Bad Team so this should be interesting. Preview this afternoon; puck drops at 7.
*The Flyers will honor Peter Forsberg prior to tonight’s game; get ready by reliving his five greatest games as a Flyer. [Flyers]
*The Flyers showed quite a bit of foresight when they drafted Forsberg back in 1991. [Flyers Alumni]
*After a bit of a dramatic slide, the Flyers are finally starting to turn the corner. [CSN Philly]
*The consensus seems to be that tonight’s game is The Big Test with regard to the Flyers’ improved play of late. First up, Meltzer. [Hockeybuzz]
*Sammy also wants you to know about this game being testy and whatnot. [Inquirer]
*Steve Mason, Jakub Voracek, and Scott Laughton spoke about the importance of tonight’s matchup. [Flyers]
*Could an undisclosed foot injury be the root cause of Matt Read ‘s slow start? [BSH]
*Vincent Lecavalier is STILL a healthy scratch. Seriously dude, ask for a damn trade. We all win. [Courier-Post]
*The Flyers are up three spots in the latest power rankings. Woo small victories! [BSH]
*Ilya Bryzgalov is back in the NHL! Welcome back, comrade! [Norfolk Admirals]
*The Flyers added to their scouting staff yesterday. [BSH]
*On why the NHL has lost control of its mumps outbreak. [Deadspin]
*Remember how the Phantoms beat the Baby Pens Saturday night? Nick Cousins got it done in style. [BSH]
*The Oilers relieved Dallas Eakins of his duties yesterday, replacing him with general manager Craig MacTavish for the time being. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Looks like Edmonton is beginning rebuild 2.0. [The Globe and Mail]
*THIS IS ADORABLE. [TSN]
*And finally, confused by the seemingly random moves of your favorite NHL team? NHL franchise thought processes revealed. [FiveMole]
