*The first game of the Flyers‘ home-and-home series with the Devils is tonight. Preview the game now and check back this afternoon for the BSH take on the matchup. No Brodeur. That can’t hurt.
*Lines will look a bit different tonight with Briere moving to a line with Cooter and Gagne. (CSN Philly)
*Homer made a seemingly innocuous move today…is something bigger in the works? (BSH)
*Meltzer muses on what’s good and bad with this team halfway through the season. (Hockeybuzz)
*Ilya Bryzgalov is not the kind of guy who bites his tongue. (Philly.com)
*The league realignment will bring about a new playoff format. It’s easy to forget just how many times the playoff format has changed. (NHL.com)
*Advanced stats are changing the way people look at hockey. (Backhand Shelf)
*Man, a sub-par season really brings the negativity out in the beat writers in this town. (Philly.com)
*Sports Illustrated combines hyperbole and ice hockey on their latest cover. (Puck Daddy)
*Surprisingly, there are no Flyers on the NHL’s short list of Norris Trophy frontrunners. (NHL.com)
*The Senators‘ Kaspars Daugavins get major points for creativity on the shootout. (NHL VideoCenter)
