Friday Morning Fly By: 88 + 10 + 8 – 37 – 1 = days left until hockey.

*Actual relevant Flyers news! Eric Lindros, John LeClair, and Eric Desjardins are going to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame this year. Break out your late-90s black jerseys! [BSH] [Flyers]

*Steve Mason broke his pinky finger playing ball hockey. This shouldn’t be a big deal. [Flyers]

*Claude Giroux doesn’t get a ton of respect in this league. [Hockeybuzz]

*Bobby Clarke really, really did not want any Russian guys in the NHL. [The Hockey News]

*Turns out the Flyers were not the only team trying to pry Shea Weber from Dave Poile’s grubby little fingers. [Blueshirt Banter]

*Jake Gardiner is really good. Stupid Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]

*The Dallas Stars have quietly built a pretty excellent hockey team, in theory. [Sporting News]

*On the importance of understanding the NHL arbitration process. [Last Word On Sports]

*Brad Marsh is not really into the whole “stats” thing. [Hockeybuzz]

*A look back at the Quebec Nordiques. [SB Nation]

*How much money do junior hockey teams bring in? [The Hockey News]

*Twenty players from whom we should see a shooting percentage bounceback in 2014-2015. [Hockey-Graphs]

*And finally, in case you forgot that Canada is just the best, Montreal had its very own Heisenberg, and he made his meth in the shape of the Montreal Canadiens logo. Fantastic. [Puck Daddy]

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