*It is Thursday, March 17, and your Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs. Because they beat the dang Blackhawks. That sound you hear is collective squeeing. RECAP!!!
*Let’s look back at Tuesday’s awesome win against the Red Wings with 10 Things. [BSH]
*You know those awesome GoPro videos with NHLers doing awesome things with sticks and pucks? Here’s the best one yet. Because Claude. [BSH]
*Michael Raffl had a hell of a night on Tuesday and if he’s hitting his stride it’s coming at the perfect time. [CSN Philly]
*Wayne Simmonds is the absolute master of scoring goals from the dirty places, and people are starting to notice. [NHL.com]
*Another day, another instance of hockey professionals gushing about Shayne Gostisbehere. [BSH]
*Speaking of, Meltzer looks back at the Flyers’ other Calder candidates throughout history. [Flyerdelphia]
*Biggest news yesterday had to do with expansion; evidently the league will announce its plans in June and the draft rules are starting to come into focus. [BSH]
*So who might the Flyers end up losing? [BSH]
*Elliotte Friedman has some thoughts on expansion. Like, thirty of them. [Sportsnet]
*Another idea on how to fix the draft lottery. [NHL Numbers]
*Speaking of, DGB looks back on five games that changed draft lotto history. [The Hockey News]
*We might be looking at a flat salary cap next season, which would be less-than-ideal. [ProHockeyTalk]
*The NFL has admitted that football brain trauma and CTE are related; the NHL…has not. [The Hockey News]
*And finally, Brent Burns is here to wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. [The Score]
