*The boys are shipping up to Buffalo for the back half of this little home-and-home and they’ll be going without Carter Hart, who got himself hurt in Wednesday’s loss to the Sabres. [NBC Sports Philly]
*This means it is all eyes on Sam Ersson, who has been less-than-stellar to start things off this season. [The Athletic]
*It also means we get to say hello to Cal Petersen! [BSH]
*John Tortorella spoke a bit yesterday about managing players that are frustrated after frustrating losses, which is probably a thing he’ll have to do a lot of this season. [BSH]
*Speaking of Torts, he’s commented a bit on his desire for players to take chances this year, and now that we’re ten games in, there’s a verifiable shift in style that Charlie breaks down for us. [PHLY]
*We can’t say enough how great it is that Sean Couturier is still Sean Couturier after all that time off for serious injury. It’s SO GREAT. And he FEELS IT. [NHLPA]
*ICYMI, the latest 32 Thoughts, which Friedman dropped after midnight on Wednesday like a degen. [Sportsnet]
*Let’s have a look at ten players already having what you can call a bounce-back season this year. [The Athletic]
*And finally, everyone is always out here taking about hockey sense and hockey IQ and such, but has anyone ever defined what, exactly, those things are? Well, some players tried. [TSN]
