Thursday Morning Fly By: Gonna get wilk

*So the Flyers are in Minnesota tonight to play a pretty excellent Wild team. Should be interesting. They're in the wrong time zone so puck drops at 8PM; GO TEAM.

*Steve Mason has been shit on quite a lot by this team this year so seems pretty okay that he's called them out for their crappy efforts of late. [CSN Philly]

*Especially since Mason has been performing very well, despite circumstances. [Sports Talk Philly]

*While we are looking back at that stupid Jets game, here are Charlie's 10 Things. [BSH]

*In more "prospects are good" news, Carter Hart has been named the WHL Western Conference goalie of the year. [Sons of Penn]

*Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts has some exciting Jakub Voracek action, so have a read. [Sportsnet]

*Hey look, more people who hate the NHL playoff format! [Philly.com]

*DGB on five teams who missed the playoffs for a time but returned to the postseason with a vengeance. [The Hockey News]

*And finally, Alex Ovechkin is taking a page out of the NFL book and wearing cool custom painted skates at an upcoming game. They're pretty awesome. [ESPN]