*Flyers are in snowy Buffalo tonight to take on the worst team in the league. Perfect opportunity to rebound from this weekend’s huge embarrassing failures. Preview to follow!
*Speaking of Buffalo, USA Hockey is set to make a “significant announcement” today at the First Niagara Center at 11AM. No one knows what it is. [Die by the Blade]
*Travis looks at which Flyers are the real Flyers: the team on the hot streak or the team we saw this past weekend. [BSH]
*Steve Downie was very unhappy in the press box on Sunday; hopefully this means he learned how to spell “intense” and will be on fire tonight as he’s expected to return to the lineup. [CSN Philly]
*Vincent Lecavalier hasn’t quite worked out the way he was expected to work out. [Flyers Faithful]
*Central scouting released their midterm rankings report for the 2014 draft. [SB Nation] [Flyers]
*The top-ranked American in the report just happens to come from Philadelphia. [BSH]
*The Flyers have a soft stretch of games ahead, offering the perfect opportunity to regroup and find focus. [Daily News]
*A very detailed visualization of all of the goals scored by the Flyers in the month of January. [BSH]
*Martin Brodeur wants to play next year, even if it isn’t in New Jersey. Don’t get any ideas, Homer. [SBN]
*Eric T. on finding the “be-all, end-all” hockey stat. [SBN]
*This season seems to be shaping up to be the year of the groin injury. [Undisclosed Injury]
*The NHL Winter Classic made the league a cool $20 million in profit. [Sports Business Daily]
*And finally, this might be the coolest backyard rink we’ve seen so far. It has an ice-level bar. Game over. [Puck Daddy]