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*There are plenty of reasons that the Flyers’ season is over, but the lack of depth —scoring and otherwise— is perhaps the biggest. [BSH]
*Jake Voracek says the Flyers need to win “at least a playoff series next year,” though the teams’ youth and resilience did shine through this season. [Courier-Post]
*Speaking of resilience, the laundry list of injury issues for Wayne Simmonds this season was revealed at cleanup day, which explains a lot of what happened with the Flyers’ power forward this year. [Courier-Post]
*Charlie’s postmortem goes into the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2017-18 Flyers. And then what could/should be on the horizon for the Orange and Black. [The Athletic]
*Who doesn’t love a glance at the Flyers’ goaltending situation? Nobody, that’s who. [NBCSP]
*The NHL has announced the finalists for the Jack Adams Trophy and in a total shocker, Flyers coach Dave Hakstol is not among the finalists. [NHL]
*The NHL still kind of has a head shot problem...from the hits themselves, to the way punishment is doled out, and how that punishment is justified. [Sportsnet]
*The Caps face the Penguins (again) in the second round, so here’s a look at just how painful those memories have been for the DC hockey club against their nemesis. [ESPN]