*So before we get on to the news from yesterday, let’s look back at what we learned from a very frustrating loss in Nashville on Tuesday night. [BSH]
*Everyone is doing observations these days, so we might as well read them. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Let’s see what the Predators fans thought of their team’s comeback win. They do agree with us on one thing: Dave Hakstol did it. [On The Forecheck]
*So about Dave Hakstol…that challenge wasn’t a good idea. And someone has crunched the numbers to back that up. [Hockey Graphs]
*Anyhoo….on to the news. The Flyers sent Samuel Morin to Allentown. We knew it was going to happen, and it still isn’t great. [BSH]
*Speaking of the Phantoms, Danick Martel has gotten off to a really hot start up there. More on him and the rest of the kiddos in our latest prospect report. [BSH]
*Friedman’s latest 31 Thoughts; on hockey arenas and opening night ceremonies and maximizing lineups and Nolan Patrick. [Sportsnet]
*Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, who is awesome and super fun to watch, on the five toughest players he’s played against. [The Players’ Tribune]
*And finally, DGB on the ten things we’ve learned after one full week of spicy NHL action. [Sportsnet]