*We have made it, Flyers fans, to the final game before two glorious weeks off from the Philadelphia Flyers. The content will continue unabated, of course, but we will be free from games while the world turns to Italy. But we’ve got this game against our old pal Claude and his Ottawa Senators. Last game was a step forward but they gotta keep it going tonight. [BSH]
*Speaking of steps forward, Danny Briere probably moved this whole Michkov/Tocchet thing along with his pregame presser on Tuesday. [PHLY]
*You may have noticed that in that Capitals game Rick Tocchet decided — on his own, surely, not with any input from his bosses — to play Matvei Michkov for nearly 6 minutes more than he did last Saturday.