*That’s three losses in a row and now we are bringing this party home to Philly. Maybe that’ll fix it. Recap.
*A lot of talk about the “culture” again this week. Which is great, we as a society simply do not talk about Flyers culture enough. Anyway, maybe the culture isn’t exactly what you think it is. Maybe it’s evident when guys step up and leave it all on the ice. [BSH]
*Speaking of the building blocks of this team, if the players are dictating how long this is all going to take, the last couple of weeks seemed to illustrate that they aren’t close. Not at all, really. [PHLY]
*And uh… back to culture… is it time for Sean Couturier to take a step back, even if he’s meant to lead the team? [BSH]
*Anyway let’s talk about something good. And that something is Matvei Michkov’s shot, which has been popping off over the last couple of games, despite the overall struggles of the team. [BSH]
*About those overall struggles; if the Flyers remain on the outside looking in, playoff wise, you might expect that Danny Briere would look to make some sales at the trade deadline. Might be a tough thing to do at this point, though. [BSH]
*The Olympics draw ever closer, so here’s one thing about every team that might be the thing that puts them on the podium. [ESPN]
*Related (kinda), the latest power ranking, in the form of each team’s best American. [Sportsnet]
*While we’re ranking things, how’s about a ranking of each of the league’s 32 arenas? Before you look! What’s your guess for the Xbox’s ranking? [The Athletic]
*And finally, the best hockey stories in Philadelphia are the ones that don’t involve the Flyers, like this one, about a local girl’s league that’s giving a lot of young ladies the chance to get on the ice and try out hockey. It rules. [Inquirer]
