*Part two of Travis’ conversation with Ron Hextall focuses on the Flyers‘ young forward core, Steve Mason, and the team’s overall potential. [BSH]
*John LeClair thinks the Flyers are a playoff team under Hextall. [ESPN]
*The look back at the Flyers 25 Under 25 continues with numbers 15 through 11. [BSH]
*Kimmo Timonen is headed back to Philly to see the Flyers doctor. [Courier-Post]
*The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have released their schedule. [BSH]
*And speaking of schedules, the local television and radio broadcast schedule was also released yesterday. [Flyers]
*Running the numbers on the Flyers’ newest defenseman, Michael Del Zotto. [Let’s Go Flyers]
*Chris Therien and Steve Coates are swapping broadcast jobs. [BSH]
*The Flyers re-signed defenseman Brandon Manning. [Flyers]
*Claude Giroux’s ridiculous spinny backhander against the Blue Jackets has been named the second best goal of the year in SB Nation’s countdown. [SB Nation]
*NHL expansion rumors blew up yesterday, but the league spent most of today emphatically shooting those rumors down. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Evaluating the windows of success for each team in the Metropolitan Division. [The Hockey Writers]
*And finally, Sean McIndoe looks back on the NHL in the 80s again, trying to figure out just why the scoring was so insane back then. [Grantland]