*CLAUDE GIROUX. That game winner was something to behold. Hell of a 100th goal. That third period was the opposite of pretty much every third period this team has played so far this year. What a great game. Official recap can be found here; we’ll probably see a BSH recap later. SBN wasn’t cooperating last night.
*But seriously though, Claude Giroux had his best game of the year last night. [Daily News] [Flyers] [Inquirer] [Puck Daddy]
*Meltzer on last night’s wild comeback as well as some recommended holiday reading. [Hockeybuzz]
*Brayden Schenn played in last night’s game and that’s crazy. Thankfully nothing happened, but it was a little crazy. Travis outlines all the ways in which this was crazy. [BSH]
*Scott Laughton has been named Captain of Team Canada for the upcoming World Junior tournament, cementing the fact that he’s fantastic. [TSN]
*ASF spoke with former Flyer R.J. Umberger about his former teammate Steve Mason. [Flyers]
*Vincent Lecavalier had his best day since his injury yesterday and hopes to return to action soon. [CSN Philly]
*Breaking down where the Flyers fall in the latest round of NHL power rankings. [BSH]
*A plan is being pitched that would ban all fighting in the top amateur leagues in the US. [The New York Times] [SB Nation]
*Former ref Paul Stewart on the Wilson-Schenn incident. [Hockeybuzz]
*Tom Wilson will not face any additional discipline for the hit. [BSH] [Daily News]
*The ten most shocking transactions of 2013. [Puck Daddy]
*A first look at NBC’s Olympic hockey coverage. [ProHockeyTalk]
*An interesting article on the career of an NHL goalie, which postulates that they never actually improve. [Maclean’s]
*Noted dirty player James Neal says that he’s never ever going to play dirty again. [TribLive]
*The adventures of terrible NHL ref Tim Peel! [PD]
