*Another fun night of playoff hockey is in the books, but since we talk about the Flyers around here, you might like to know that The Experts think it’s essentially a lock for the Flyers to make the playoffs next year, if one little thing goes better. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Big Sammy handed out his grades for the season, and as should be expected for all of this year’s player grades, they’re bad. [Inquirer]
*Charlie’s annual survey of Flyers fans is a go, so if you’ve not done it yet, head on over to his website and answer his questions. Given what we know of Charlie, there should be some good stuff coming out of the results he gets. [The Athletic]
*The Penguins let Game 1 get away from them, mostly on the back of a poor performance from Tristan Jarry. But there was one sequence in particular that really cost them the game. [Pensburgh]
*The Maple Leafs made some very interesting additions to the front office yesterday. [Pension Plan Puppets]
*And finally, speaking of the Leafs, we’re all going to get a good look at Auston Matthews for at least the next week or so and whew… he’s good. And it’s really interesting to see someone break down just how he does it. [The Athletic]
