*One hates to be reductive, but the Flyers‘ entire season pretty much comes down to tonight’s game against the Red Wings. Pretty much the dictionary definition of “must win”. Get it, boys. [BSH]
*Let’s take a look at a full breakdown of what the Flyers need to do (and what they need to happen) in order to get into the playoffs. [Sons of Penn]
*We will not see Jakub Voracek in the lineup tonight. Hopefully Saturday, though. [BSH]
*Jake is back at practice though, so things are looking up. [Flyers]
*One thing is for sure: the Flyers aren’t just getting lucky right now, they’re playing some damn good hockey. [BSH]
*One of our brilliant readers asks the question, who is worse in the shootout, Steve Mason or the guys doing the shooting? [BSH]
*DGB has taken notice of the Flyers recent surge and warns that it shouldn’t be ignored. [Vice Sports]
*While the Phantoms’ playoff hopes are pretty much dead, the Reading Royals are making some noise down in the ECHL. [Sons of Penn]
*The NHL is adding blue line cameras for the playoffs, in an attempt to get more challenged offsides calls right. [TSN]
*Seems like every team has an analytics department at this point, but they might be using their nerds all wrong. [Hockey Graphs]
*On the NHL draft and the war on luck. [Puck Daddy]
*And finally, it looks like Philly will play host to the All-American prospects game. Should be fun. [BSH]
