*FOLKS! We got a little bit of news yesterday, didn’t we? That’s right, our long national nightmare is over, and Rocky Thompson (and some other dudes) has been relieved of his duties. [BSH]
*Here’s the official release from the team. Worth noting that goaltending coach Kim Dillabaugh remains employed. [Flyers]
*The Phantoms’ playoff run kicked off last night with their first in a best-of-three play-in series of games against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. [BSH]
*Speaking of tournaments, if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out a look at which players participating in the upcoming U18 Worlds might be of interest to the Flyers. [PHLY]
*Speaking of teenaged prospects, coming in at #2 overall on your Community Draft Board is big boy center Michael Misa. [BSH]
*While the Flyers were busy firing some of the guys responsible for the team’s shortcomings, the New York Rangers were busy extending the guy at the center of their current disaster. [TSN]
*You all been enjoying these ‘yoffs so far? The first round looked like it was going to be a banger and for the most part it has not disappointed. These are the biggest takeaways thus far. [ESPN]
*Now for the teams not currently embroiled in a first-round battle, one question facing them this offseason. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, at some point this season you probably thought to yourself, “Wow, self. The Flyers goaltending sure does seem historically bad this year, huh?” And it turns out you and yourself were on to something. The worst goaltending ever. Impressive, really. [BSH]