*Despite Dave Hakstol’s best efforts there at the end, the Flyers held on to head into the weekend with a win against the Rangers. Pens Sunday. Big game. But last night was a good, solid win. RECAP!
*So you may have noticed that Robert Hagg was out and Brandon Manning was in last night. After the lineup change was announced, Kurt thought a bit about the “why” of this move. [BSH]
*If you’re a subscriber, head on over to Charlie’s new home and check out his very good piece on Valtteri Filppula, the season he’s had and what we should expect going forward. [The Athletic]
*The Flyers’ playoff picture may be fuzzy at the moment, but quite a few of our prospects are heading into the playoffs in their respective leagues. Let’s talk about how they’re going to crush it. [BSH]
*Anthony Stolarz is back in Lehigh Valley! Making a lot of progress. Good news. [Phantoms Hockey]
*Being a starting goaltender in the NHL is a tough job. Really wears one down. Good news for us is the Flyers don’t even have a starting goaltender! [CTV News]
*On the NHL’s periodic general manager meetings, and why they are a total waste of everyone’s time. [Vice Sports]
