*The boys are out in Columbus tonight being presented with the perfect opportunity to halt this skid and get things headed in the right direction. Columbus, of course, the team that just completed a trade for David Jiricek. Here’s why it is good that the Flyers didn’t do that. [BSH]
*This will be the first game of the Not A Teenager portion of the Matvei Michkov Era, and our boy is already in some very fine company. [Inquirer]
*So about that skid… if the Flyers are on the outside looking in again this season, playoffs-wise, this past weekend might be the point we look back to and wonder about what could have been if they didn’t totally bork a couple of winnable games. [PHLY]
*It wasn’t all negative over the weekend though. Jamie Drysdale returned to the lineup and after quite a bit of time missed, he looked pretty dang good. [BSH]
*Down on the farm, one of the guys it seems like Flyers fans would often like to be called up when a spot becomes available, Samu Tuomaala, found himself a healthy scratch. Can’t be great, that. [BSH]
*Around the league, the Ottawa Senators’ owner is getting REAL TIRED of all of this Brady Tkachuck speculation. [Sportsnet]
*The Florida Panthers are looking like the league’s next dynasty so far this season. [ESPN]
*It seems like whenever people get to naming things like snow plows or boats, good things happen. [RMNB]
*And finally, Matvei Michkov simply rules. That’s it. That’s the blurb. Kid rules. [NBC Sports Philly]
