*Just in time for the Islanders to roll into town, Andrew MacDonald is back on the Flyers! WOOOOOO [BSH]
*Radko Gudas had a bit of a goony reputation when he came here to Philly but he’s playing above that rep. Which is good for us. [Inquirer]
*The Flyers’ second line has been pretty dominant for the last few weeks. Let’s take a closer look at why. [Sons of Penn]
*BSHer thehaze takes a look at secondary assists and when they really count. [BSH]
*The Canadian dollar continues to fall, which doesn’t bode well for Quebec City. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Las Vegas, however, seems to be moving right along. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
*We’re about halfway through the season so this seems like a good time to ask which NHL contender is actually a big fat phony? [Puck Daddy]
*Poor Ray Emery might be done for good. [LA Kings Insider]
*The NHL draft lotto needs some changing so how’s about this idea? [Pension Plan Puppets]
*The NHL board of governors meets this week; here’s what we can expect them to address. [Sportsnet]
*In that vein, Frank Seravalli asks what the NHL might look like five years from now. [TSN]
*DGB wonders if the Carolina Hurricanes are really as bad as they seem. [ESPN]
*And finally, minor league teams sometimes do weird things to promote their product. This is one of those times. [Puck Daddy]