*The Flyers, as is their way, did well to tamp down any excitement that may have been building in the fan base by playing a start-to-finish stinker against the Ducks Saturday afternoon. Recap!
*A terrible game, honestly. If you missed it you did yourself a favor. [NBC Sports Philly]
*It was a particularly tough game for Sam Ersson, but this is a nice reminder of what the point of all of this is: developing these guys into solid NHL players. Ersson is new. He’s going to have some clunkers, and they have to let him figure it out. [Inquirer]
*John Tortorella understands this and was quick to defend Ersson’s performance after the game. [PHLY]
*Anyway back to the good stuff: Bobby Brink continues to bring all of us, collectively, a little joy. [NBC Sports Philly]
*In fact Brink’s addition to the team is bringing everything you could hope for from a rookie. [BSH]
*The goals aren’t coming yet for Owen Tippett, but he’s looked pretty good over the last couple of games. [The Athletic]
*If we ignore a few nasty flubs in Saturday’s game, we can still focus on what we’re seeing from Travis Sanheim so far this year. [Inquirer]
*And finally, in what can only be described as tragic, former NHLer Adam Johnston died this weekend after a freak accident in-game. Just terrible, terrible news. [Sportsnet]
*Johnson was apparently a really good guy, and our thoughts are with his family and friends. [The Athletic]
