*The Flyers are back tonight, for real, as they head on down to Washington, D.C. to take on the Capitals. It’s probably Alex Ovechkin’s last year in the league (maybe, who knows, he could go Full Jagr) and he’s just four goals short of 1,000 for his career. Which is nuts. Here’s that and nine other stories to watch as the league gets back underway tonight. [NHL]
*You might have forgotten where things stand, playoffs-wise, so thankfully someone decided to give you a little refresher. [ESPN]
*With the Olympics over, Matvei Michkov’s trusty translator is back in Philly, which means that we got to hear from Mich for the first time in quite a while yesterday. And the quotes were interesting! [BSH]
*Did anyone else not realize that the trade deadline is NEXT WEEK?? That next week is MARCH?? Where does the time go, dear reader? Anyway that means for the next ten days it’s going to be all trade rumors all the time, so settle in for that. And it looks like our pal Risto will figure heavily in those rumors this year. [Sportsnet]
*One would expect that several teams will be calling GMDB about his bronze medal superstar, but we think these three teams make the most sense, fit-wise. [BSH]
*We don’t really know for sure if Danny Briere plans to go full-send on being a seller this year, but it really does seem like this year is finally the year that we see Risto get moved. It should be, anyway. Here’s a look at where the rest of the roster stands ahead of the March 6 deadline. [Inquirer]
*And finally, fake awards are so much better than real ones, so enjoy this history of the Selanne Award, the fake trophy that goes to the player having the best combined regular season/Olympic year. [The Athletic]
