*The Ron Hextall era has begun. Feels good. [BSH] [Flyers]
*Hexy said a lot of good-sounding things during his press conference yesterday, including that he isn’t keen on trading the Flyers’ younger players. If you missed the press conference, BSH has a full transcript for you here.
*Check out some of the more um interesting fan reactions to the news. [Philly.com]
*As new GM Hextall’s been dealt a bit of a difficult hand. [Inquirer]
*The Flyers should probably try to get faster this offseason. [Daily News]
*Evaluating the Flyers season; first up: goaltending. [CSN Philly]
*A post-mortem on the Flyers’ ’13-’14 season. [Poweranks]
*With Peter Laviolette’s hiring in Nashville, rumors about a possible Vincent Lecavalier trade are beginning to heat up. [BSH]
*The latest of Friedman’s Thirty Thoughts, including one on those Vinny rumors. [CBC]
*Eric T. on how to measure forechecking and puck retrieval off the dump and chase. [Outnumbered]
*An advanced-stats breakdown of this year’s NHL Awards finalists. [PensBurgh]
*P.K. Subban is turning himself into a bonafide superstar this playoff season. [SB Nation]
*On NHL concussion protocols and the role players have in their failure. [Puck Daddy]
*Can the Minnesota Wild recover? [Grantland]
*Poor Ilya Bryzgalov. [TSN]
