Thursday Morning Fly By: Here we go again
*After two blissful days without a Flyers hockey match to endure, the boys are back at it tonight down in D.C. to take on Alex Ovechkin and the Caps. Upside? Maybe we see Ovi get a couple ticks closer to that record. Anyhoo, John Tortorella gave us some quotes yesterday, and one of them centered on the fact that he doesn’t know what to do with Jakub Pelletier. [BSH]
*Noah Cates continues to be one of the brightest spots to focus on this season, and has grown into quite the leader over the course of the year. [The Athletic]
*It’s really, really hard to temper the excitement one feels when thinking about the fact that we might have a legitimate lights-out goaltender coming down the pike. Every indication is that this kid is pretty special! That’s really exciting! [BSH]
*The GM meetings continue, and yesterday we learned that they’re already kinda backtracking on that whole “virtual draft” thing they were planning on moving forward with. [Sportsnet]
*That came out of Gary Bettman’s presser, during which he offered his Thoughts on all manner of hockey-related things. [TSN]
*PLAYOFF WATCH: 2025! Could a random Leafs-Avs game on a Wednesday night in March be a Final preview? Maybe! [ESPN]
*In case you’ve been wondering who the most liked and most hated athletes in Philadelphia are, the local paper went ahead and found out. [Inquirer]
*And finally, on Rocky Thompson, John Tortorella, and how the fate of one may decide the fate of the other. [BSH]...
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