*The Rick Tocchet Media Extravaganza continues, with Keith Jones appearing on WIP yesterday morning and Coach Rick speaking with the media to talk systems, strategies, and what he plans to do to fix what ails this team. [Inquirer]
*One bit of good news: we won’t have to deal with an Ass. Coach Recchi situation.
*Rick Tocchet seems to think the Flyers are closer to good than you probably do. Which is neat. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Speaking of being good, what if the Flyers got real nuts and signed Mitch Marner? [BSH]
*Also good? The performances we are seeing out of the Flyers players that are currently representing their countries at Worlds. [Flyers]
*Less good was the bit of a sophomore slump we saw from Samu Tuomaala this year up in Allentown. It would have been nice to see some advancement for him. [BSH]
*It was Scott Laughton’s final (?) season with the Flyers, and he gave just about everything you’d expect from a Scott Laughton Hockey Season. [BSH]
*If like many other hockey fans you’ve been hoping there may some reconsideration of the current playoff format, you’ll be disappointed by the way the CBA talks are going. [TSN]
*Conference Finals kicked off last night, but that doesn’t make it too late for a preview. [ESPN]
*And finally, because everyone loves a ranked list, here’s a ranking of NHL team names now that we have the Mammoth to factor into the equation. [The Athletic]
