*The Flyers played their first game of 2026 over the weekend, and they came up with a big win over the Oilers to rebound from a tough showing last time out against the Flames. [BSH]
*When you finish going through our takeaways over here, you can check out Charlie’s over at PHLY. Because you simply can never have too many takeaways, right? [PHLY]
*Particularly from a game like that, when there really was so much to like from the Flyers. Towards the top of the list is the fact that they were able to get three of their lines going well, and take advantage of having more depth than the Oilers. [BSH]
*Also, Denver Barkey scored his first NHL goal in that one! [BSH]
*Speaking of first goals, Oliver Bonk also picked up his first pro goal in the Phantoms’ win over the Marlies yesterday. [BSH]
*Saturday’s game also saw Garnet Hathaway and Emil Andrae get back into the lineup after some time on the sidelines, and the reset seemed to do them a bit of good. [Inquirer]
*In other news, Trevor Zegras did not make the roster for the American Olympic team, and we’re obviously kind of biased but like… he really should have. [BSH]
*More news: the Egor Zamula saga is not done unfolding, and he’s been suspended by the Penguins for failing to report to his new team in Wilkes-Barre. [BSH]
*Some questions being answered over at the Athletic. [NYT]
*And finally, Porter Martone has been showing very well for Canada at the World Juniors, and he’s raising some interesting questions about whether he might be the light at the end of the tunnel for the Flyers’ struggling power play. [BSH]
