*The Flyers closed out their road trip in Colorado on Friday, and there was some pretty notable shuffling of the defensive pairs that happened going into it, in case you missed it. [BSH]
*Owen Tippett is one of the more prominent names coming up in, at the very least, trade hypotheticals, but the Flyers need to exercise some real caution in how they approach any potential moves to ship him out. [BSH]
*Speaking of Owen Tippett, he had himself a hat trick in Friday’s win over the Avalanche. Which was, without a doubt, a truly massive one.
- We’ve got some takeaways from that one. [BSH]
- Charlie has his own too. [PHLY]
- And some more here. [Inquirer]
- And more. [NBCSP]
- And more! [The Athletic]
*That win was major in isolation, but if the Flyers play their cards right, it could be just the springboard they need into the rest of their season. [BSH]
*Okay, finally moving on. The Phantoms are pretty depleted at the moment, and they’re hitting some pretty dramatic up and down swings. [PHLY]
*Jamie Drysdale is settling nicely into both his on-ice game as well as his locker room role. [BSH]
*Where exactly do the Flyers stand in relation to recent Stanley Cup winners? [BSH]
*And finally, circling back to trades: while we’re not exactly considering it a likelihood that we’ll see it happen, we’re digging into the most prime candidates to be moved from the Flyers ahead of the Olympic freeze. [BSH]

