*That — last night — that was a goddang HOCKEY GAME. A classic. A throwback. A fantastic effort from your Philadelphia Flyers. They’re doing it, fam. RECAP!
*This is a seriously wild fact to me: last night was the FIRST TIME in his ENTIRE CAREER that Sidney “Giant Whiny Pissbaby” Crosby was called for diving. Remarkable! [RMNB]
*Little bit of news yesterday as the Flyers called up a few more AHL guys to hang out with the Big Club doing cool Big Club things. [BSH]
*If Cam York looked a little off to you last night, there’s a reason for it. Buddy’s a little banged up. [Inquirer]
*Honestly, Travis Sanheim has been the real story of this series. He’s been SO GOOD. We’ll focus on the good part of this article. [The Athletic]
*Know who else has been good? You probably haven’t even noticed. I’m talking Dan Vladar, baby. He’s been so good he’s got Cuz out here writing articles! [PHLY]
*Building was rocking last night. Great job by everyone who attended. You all understood the assignment perfectly. [NBC Sports Philly]
*It was clear again last night that the refs are going to continue to call everything against the Flyers, so they really gotta get the discipline thing under control. [BSH]
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can read his 10 Things that lead to the Flyers going up 2-0 in this series. [PHLY]
*DGB ranks each playoff team by how much pressure they’re under to Not Lose. In my humble opinion the Flyers are under the MOST pressure because if they lose I will be sad. [The Athletic]
*Since everyone loves takes, here’s 15 takes from this early part of the first round. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, doesn’t matter how much time has past: Flyers-Penguins still got the juice. [BSH]
