*It’s Friday babies! Big plans for the weekend? Should be some good hockey to consume. The second round will kick off Sunday and before that, GAME SEVEN, BABY! Check out the recap of last night’s Atlantic Division fun. [BSH]
*It was a rough first season with the Flyers for Jamie Drysdale, for whom the expectations are high. [BSH]
*Charlie’s got end of the year grades for the defensemen and The Goaltender, for subscribers. [PHLY]
*The second round was always going to be a rough go for the Phantoms, given their opponent was the best team in the league in the regular season. The first game bore that out. [RMNB]
*Jokes are made about the Flyers going after Steven Stamkos but that’s silly, so where might he actually end up? [Sportsnet]
*Ever wondered how each and every NHL team got its name? Or nickname? This is a fun read, for sure. [The Athletic]
*The relocation of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Utah was somehow simultaneously long overdue and completely out of nowhere, and when something is that chaotic there’s almost certainly a good story there. [ESPN]
*There have been shockingly few real controversies in these playoffs thus far, but once one hits it’ll inevitably go through these 20 stages. [The Athletic]
*How hey remember how it’s Friday? That means brand new Flyperbole dropped for you! [BSH]
*And finally, in the wake of his retirement, on Jake Voracek: absolutely perfect Philadelphia Flyer. [BSH]
