*Well, the Panthers came into town last night and despite playing a pretty solid game, the Flyers got goalie’d. By both Anthony Stolarz AND Felix Sandstrom. Was a rough one for the backup. RECAP!
*But Saturday’s game? A Saturday afternoon game against the Bruins? THE FLYERS CRUSHED IT. IT RULED. RECAP.
*Couturier was back in the lineup and he looked good! Which was to be expected. [NBC Sports Philly]
*So, does this mean scratching Sean Couturier worked? Guess you can’t argue otherwise, given the results. [PHLY]
*It seems like the players were pretty pumped to have him back in the lineup. Also to be expected. He was named captain for a reason. [The Athletic]
*One thing we all have to admit, is that these two health scratches, and the comments that came with them, raise some Big Questions that the team might have to reckon with sooner or later. [BSH]
*The Captain, for his part, is looking to move past all of this. So let’s do that, shall we? [BSH]
*Danny Briere’s main task is, obviously, to turn this team back into a contender. But it’s not his only task, and maybe not even his biggest task. What might that be? Winning us all back. [Inquirer]
*We are a few weeks away from Wayne Simmonds night, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good time to look back on all the ways that Simmer embodied what it means to be a Flyer. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Noah Cates has been pretty dang good lately and a big part of that is the flexibility that allows him to be moved around into the spot where he’s needed. [BSH]
*Bit of prospect news over the weekend: defenseman Hunter MacDonald, who the org seems to be very high on, will be joining the Phantoms. [Inquirer]
*Also, Denver Barkey scored his 100th point of the season up in London on Friday. [BSH]
*Speaking of the CHL, there may be a pretty major rule coming to that league that could possibly affect the NHL. [Sportsnet]
*It’s been a solid few games for the Flyers over the past week and they’ve done a good job shoring up their playoff chances. Here’s a full picture. [The Athletic]
*And finally, on NHL coaches and how they’ve sucked all of the fun out of the 3-on-3 overtime format. As a Flyers fan, you’re familiar with this. [Sportsnet]
