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*Three days before Christmas and Comcast sacked Bundy from his job with NBC Sports Philly. That really sucks. [Inquirer]
*Here’s Therien in his own words:
THANK YOU @NHLFlyers fans! It has been MY pleasure to have gotten to know so many of you fans and repped the city on your behalf! You are the beating heart of this franchise. Always have been! pic.twitter.com/8QT1bCIXXY
— Chris Therien (@ctherien6) December 22, 2020
*Anyway, Charlie looks at Joel Farabee, and what he needs to do this season to come into his own. [The Athletic]
*Alain Vigneault says he wants to do what he can to make Nolan Patrick’s re-entry to hockey as easy as possible. He also says he doesn’t really know what’s up with his status. [NBC Sports Philly]
*AV is also pretty pumped about the Flyers’ newest defenseman, and he thinks you should be too. [Inquirer]
*We got our first look at the new advertisements on the players’ helmets and they are... extremely inoffensive. [ProHockeyTalk]
*The NHLPA gave us some detail on the medical protocols the league will be using as well as some key dates and an update to one of the league’s dumber rules. [NHLPA]
*Christmas is rapidly approaching and you know what that means: it’s World Junior Madness time, babies! [The Hockey News]
*And finally, NHL & junior hockey isn’t the only thing we’ll get to watch this winter as NBC has signed on to air the NWHL semifinals and final, which should be fun to watch. [ProHockeyTalk]