*The Flyers are on pace to go 0-82 (we love this joke every single season after the first game, don’t we folks?) after dropping a relatively respectable game against the reigning champs from Florida. Could’ve been worse, for sure. RECAP!
*Perhaps the most surprising thing about tonight’s game was that Dan Vladar got the start over Sam Ersson, but Vladar looked pretty dang good! So maybe it wasn’t so wacky a decision after all. [BSH]
*Rick Tocchet obviously thought Vladar earned the spot. Just like he thinks Rodrigo Abols earned his. [Inquirer]
*The other news we got ahead of last night’s opener was that Travis Sanheim has been giving a much-deserved letter. We love that. [BSH]
*It’s hard to make any kind of real assessment after one game, but even before the game kicked off folks were postulating that it’s going to be real hard for the Flyers to find success this season. We shall see. [The Athletic]
*Other folks were making some bold predictions for the season, as we all love to do. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Speaking of, we made our own set of bold predictions! Even better than the other ones! [BSH]
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out his questions facing the team. Charlie went with questions, not predictions. [PHLY]
*Anyway, looking to the future, the front office has made a lot of moves to set themselves up to have a ton of cap space to play with this summer. Problem is, it’s only October and they’re nearly out of options to spend all that money on. [BSH]
*And finally, just in time for the new season, we’ve got new merch!! We think you’ll really like it, so check it out. It’s fun. [BSH]
