*First game of the preseason last night, I’m sure everyone enjoyed watching the choppy stream on their laptop and definitely was not watching the Eagles game. Anyway, nice to see Coots and Atkinson Wade Allison back on the ice, eh? [Inquirer]
*Always nice to see Nic Deslauriers on the ice too, right? We thought about what his whole season is going to look like. [BSH]
*There was a tiny bit of worry when the Flyers brought in Marc Staal — why bring in this old, not-great defenseman to a team with so many promising young defensemen? — but it looks like it might end up being a very good thing. Torts might know what he is doing! [Inquirer]
*If you were going to pick one single player to be the “breakout guy” for the Flyers this year, who ya got? Hard to argue with the pick Charlie’s replacement made. [The Athletic]
*Related, if you’re a subscriber to/fan of The Athletic, they’ve brought someone in to replace Charlie on the Flyers beat. Big shoes to fill! [The Athletic]
*There’s a solid chance that our old pal Claude Giroux will be playing with one of the league’s next superstars this season. Ottawa has some real “fun team” potential, I think. [TSN]
*And finally, sticking with the Former Flyers™, Mark Recchi has joined the Columbus Blue Jackets’ coaching staff. Good for him. [Blue Jackets]
